Green Options » COSMOS http://greenoptions.com/tag/cosmos Posts tagged 'COSMOS' Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:43:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Earth Microbes to be Sent to Mars Moon http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/earth-microbes-to-be-sent-to-mars-moon/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/earth-microbes-to-be-sent-to-mars-moon/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:43:37 +0000 Michael Ricciardi http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/earth-microbes-to-be-sent-to-mars-moon/ Enhanced-color view of Phobos obtained by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 23, 2008

Phobos– the largest and innermost moon of Mars. Note the large crater shown in the lower right, known as ‘Sickney’.

The proposed experiment is called LIFE -Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment–and will be placed aboard Phobos-Grunt, a joint Russian-American mission to Phobos, the largest (and innermost) of Mars’s two moons (the smaller being Deimos). If all goes according to plan, it will be the first time living creatures from Earth will be sent intentionally beyond our Earth - Moon system.

The samples to be sent include four species of bacteria: Deinococcus radiodurans (a radiation resistant bacterium), along with three species of Archea (ancient, bacterial, life forms also known as “extremophiles” due to their ability to thrive in ultra-harsh conditions), several tardigrades (”water bears” - tiny, eight-limbed invertebrates known for their ability to repair their DNA), numerous yeast spores, seeds from the mouse-eared, cress plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and a soil sample from Israel’s Negev desert.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/earth-microbes-to-be-sent-to-mars-moon/feed/ Organic Confusion Galore for Personal Care Products http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/12/21/organic-confusion-galore-for-personal-care-products/ http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/12/21/organic-confusion-galore-for-personal-care-products/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:25:32 +0000 Delia Montgomery http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/12/21/organic-confusion-galore-for-personal-care-products/ Reading forums about the evolution and revolution of organic and natural cosmetics is absolutely mind boggling. Think of revamping the FDA for insight! By necessity, the proposed standards are written for those who know chemistry.

The good news is that this daunting task for harmony is getting done. International collaboration between six European certification bodies: ICEA (Italy), BDIH (Germany), Bioforum (Belgium), Cosmebio/Ecocert (France) and Soil Association (UK) is in process now. Combined they aim to clarify requirements and definitions for organic and/or natural cosmetics to appease formulators and consumers alike.

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