Scientists have searched for life on Mars for years, but now one young Briton hopes to create it herself on the red planet.
Maggie Lieu is among the five Britons who have been shortlisted for the Mars One mission, which aims to send people to live - and die - on the red planet.
The astrophysics PhD student said it would be a privilege to be the first woman to give birth on Mars, which would make her baby a Martian.
The story of the final four colonists, who are set to begin their new lives on Mars in 2025, will feature in a reality TV programme made by Endemol - the production company behind Big Brother..
And if she were to actually make it there and procreate, it would spare the terrestrial gene pool from further degredation. ;-) To read more, click here.