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Undergraduate Micro student - publishes high school science project.

Pooja Kasiviswanathan, a junior in the undergraduate Microbiology program, just published her high school science project in PLoSOne with Larry Halverson and Betsy Swanner as co-authors.  Note the acknowledgement of the undergrad program for providing the Synechococcus sp. cyanobacterial strain. Read more at the following links in PLoSOne and Forbes:

Farming on Mars: Treatment of Basaltic Regolith Soil and Briny Water Simulants Sustains Plant Growth

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2022/08/17/astronauts-might-be-able-to-farm-on-mars-one-day-thanks-to-a-secret-ingredient-alfalfa/