Mark A. Sephton
@masephton.bsky.social
Nice to meet Bruce Dorminey from Forbes. We spent an afternoon discussing some of our organic preservation work that is becoming more relevant as plans for new space missions are emerging.
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August 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Nice to meet Bruce Dorminey from Forbes. We spent an afternoon discussing some of our organic preservation work that is becoming more relevant as plans for new space missions are emerging.
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🔎 Detecting signs of recent life on Mars!
🌱 PhD student Solomon Hirsch and Prof Mark Sephton from ESE have discovered a simple and cheap way to test for active life on #Mars and other planets – using an existing instrument on the #CuriosityRover!
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🌱 PhD student Solomon Hirsch and Prof Mark Sephton from ESE have discovered a simple and cheap way to test for active life on #Mars and other planets – using an existing instrument on the #CuriosityRover!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267393/...
Signs of recent life on Mars could be detected using new simple test | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Scientists reveal simple way to test for life on Mars using kit already on the Curiosity rover
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August 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🔎 Detecting signs of recent life on Mars!
🌱 PhD student Solomon Hirsch and Prof Mark Sephton from ESE have discovered a simple and cheap way to test for active life on #Mars and other planets – using an existing instrument on the #CuriosityRover!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267393/...
🌱 PhD student Solomon Hirsch and Prof Mark Sephton from ESE have discovered a simple and cheap way to test for active life on #Mars and other planets – using an existing instrument on the #CuriosityRover!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267393/...
Curious about how Mars Sample Return could revolutionize our search for organic markers of extraterrestrial life? If so, read this paper just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Organic matter and biomarkers: Why are samples required? | PNAS
The search for evidence of past prebiotic or biotic activity on Mars will be enhanced
by the return of samples to Earth laboratories. While impress...
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January 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Curious about how Mars Sample Return could revolutionize our search for organic markers of extraterrestrial life? If so, read this paper just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...