Microbes can survive 400,000 times Earth gravity
Think the crushing weight of larger planets might be too much to prevent life? Think again! A new discovery from Japan has shown that microbes can survive 403,627 × g — yes, that’s more than 400,000 times Earth’s own gravity. The researchers tested Escherichia coli, Paracoccus denitrificans, Shewanella amazonensis, Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in…
