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Amy Spens

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Devon A. StorkiD· 2 shared Edward SukartoiD· 2 shared Erika Alden DeBenedictisiD· 2 shared Fatima R Martin· 2 shared Harley Greene· 2 shared Jonathan Liu· 2 shared Keren IsaeviD· 2 shared Max G SchubertiD· 2 shared

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Bioplastic Production from simulated 100% in situ Mars resources

Fatima R Martin, Max G Schubert, Harley Greene, Tom Pederson, Nathan D. Hicks, Jordon E Mancuso, Keren Isaev, Amy Spens, Jonathan Liu, Edward Sukarto, Una Nattermann, Devon A. Stork, Erika Alden DeBenedictis

This study demonstrates the production of PHA bioplastic from simulated 100% Martian resources using engineered microbes.

bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Defined Mars Media (DMM), a chemically defined simulant of the soluble macro- and micro- nutrients in Mars regolith for use in biological research

Harley Greene, Una Nattermann, Devon A. Stork, Fatima R Martin, Max G Schubert, Tom Pedersen, Edward Sukarto, Amy Spens, Jordan E. Mancuso, Keren Isaev, Nathan D. Hicks, Jonathan Liu, Rachel Harris, Charles S. Cockell, Samuel P. Kounaves, Erika Alden DeBenedictis

This paper introduces DMM, a defined Mars media simulating Martian regolith nutrients and stressors, and demonstrates microbial growth using it.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology