Charles S. Cockell

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

The paper tests microbial biomining of asteroidal material in microgravity, finding that fungi enhance metal release but results vary, with space conditions affecting microbial metabolism.

This study shows high pressures lower the onset of intracellular vitrification in Bacillus subtilis, correlating with water freezing point depression and highlighting the role of NaCl in further depressing vitrification under pressure.