Astronauts Might Eat Poop On Mars HD

Would you go to Mars if it meant eating your own poop? Kim & John Iadarola break it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! "There are plenty of tough problems NASA has to work out before it can send astronauts on long-term manned missions to planets like Mars, but one of the biggest questions is sustenance. When we have sent robots to Mars, the trip has taken around eight months, but it required no food. If we were to send humans out into space for months at a time, they would need to either pack or grow enough food to keep them from starving for the entire duration of their mission. One answer may lie in our toilets, as The Independent reports. In a study in the journal Life Sciences in Space Research, Penn State University astrobiologists report that with a little microbial magic, they can potentially turn wastewater into food. Using the methane produced during an anaerobic waste treatment process (a oxygen-free technique already used to treat Earthly sewage), they were able to culture three bacterial species, two of which—Methylococcus capsulatus and Thermus aquaticus—yield "protein- and lipid-rich biomass that can be directly consumed," according to the study. Yum." *http://mentalfloss.com/article/527384/what-will-we-eat-way-mars-poop-course NerdAlert is a talk and discussion show for the well-rounded nerd, bringing you tech news, gaming, geek culture and more EVERY DAY of the week with host Kim Horcher and friends. Proudly part of the TYT Network. ►Nerd Alert needs YOU! Please subscribe for more! http://goo.gl/QLz0LM ***************************************­************* On FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NerdAlertTYT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NerdAlertTYT KIM: https://twitter.com/kimscorcher https://instagram.com/kimhorcher/