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On Earth, plants convert CO2 into some of
the essentials we need to survive.

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On Mars, there are no plants, but there is
a lot of CO2.

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What if there was a way to use Martian CO2 to create the essentials

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we need to survive away from Earth?

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If we can find a way to convert carbon dioxide into sugar molecules,

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we could feed microorganisms in bioreactors.

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These multifunctional bioreactors would act just like little farms on Mars,

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creating the resources we need to survive, on demand.

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Food, medicine, vitamins and even construction materials.

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NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge is working to do just that,