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Mars Terraforming Debate

Posted by michael on from the getting-ahead-of-ourselves dept.

blackhelicopter writes "This Guardian article describes the implications of terraforming Mars - the subject of NASA's forthcoming debate. Quote from Dr Lisa Pratt, a Nasa astrobiologist, concerning life probably already on Mars: 'We simply cannot risk starting a global experiment that would wipe out the precious sensitive evidence we are seeking'."

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  1. Re:Isn't cheaper to encourage population control? by Lucius+Septimius+Sev · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Remember that 1.9 could go to thru the roof when all the new muslems from North Africa start having 3.0 children per year. Spend some time in Europe's working class neighborhoods and you will see what I mean. We need a good plague in some nations to keep these numbers down.