Our guest is Dr. Andrew Schuerger, a scientist in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Florida. Dr. Schuerger worked for 18 years at Land, a hydroponics research and education center at Disney's Epcot Center, as well as at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. His research includes studying the effects of Martian conditions on the survival, growth and adaptation of microorganisms, as well as studying methane on Mars as a potential biosignature.

https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/

What is Ask an Astrobiologist?
Once a month, Blue Marble Space and NASA's Astrobiology Program host a one-hour program in which the public is invited to interact with a top astrobiologist, who answers questions from commenters on Twitter and YouTube live by video.

Ask an Astrobiologist: Episode 55
How to survive on Mars
With Dr. Andrew Schuerger (University of Florida)
Hosted by Dr. Graham Lau (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)

Production assistants:
Sarah Treadwell (Blue Marble Space Science Institute)
Anurup Mohanty (Blue Marble Space Science Institute)
Mariam Naseem (Blue Marble Space Science Institute)

Directed by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program)
Illustrations by Melissa Flower (https://melissaflower.com)
Music and animation by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program)

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