Professor Joop Houtkoper from Hessen university have studied the data from space probe Viking and came to a conclusion, that Mars can be inhabited with microbes, whose cells are filled with a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide, informs Drudge Report.
Some scientists are skeptical concerning these conclusions, marks Space.com. Besides Houtkoper’s work is not published yet, that is it has not received an official recognition.
His version is based on the analysis of soil tests taken by Viking in 1970th years. Soil samples contained oxygen and carbonic gas. German scientist believes, these gases mean decomposition of the alive organisms using hydrogen peroxide for life.
He considers, that hydrogen peroxide can work as an antifreeze for cells, allowing them to exist in a severe Martian climate.
Microbiologist Norman Pase from Colorado University (USA) considers such conclusions improbable. He thinks that presence of gases in soil can be explained differently, and numerous experiments have not found out any traces of organic chemistry.

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