When a carnivorous plant catches an insect, the leaves serve as the stomach that digests it. Parts of or all of the trapped animal is broken down into a liquid by the leaves' special bacteria or digestive juices. This mixture of proteins, minerals and digestive juices is called a 'broth' or soup. The plant's leaves take in all the nutrients necessary for growth from the dead animal.
Permafrost comes alive for Siberian researchers
Permafrost comes alive for Siberian researchers One way to prepare yourself for a mission to Mars,
Europa, or any other cosmic body is to study life in some of the
harshest environments at home here on Earth. Drilling for microbes,
which emerge from a depth of 30 meters, has researchers believing
that this frozen dirt may hold the key to understanding whether
life could exist on Mars or on other planets coated with
permafrost. Indications that ancient permafrost soil may contain
viable life have intrigued many researchers. 1 OCTOBER 1999, P. 36-37
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