NASA Mars INFECTION fears: Scientist’s ‘RAMPANT’ outbreak warning for Earth REVEALED

Colin Pillinger, who was Professor of Planetary Sciences at the Open University until he passed away in 2014, claimed a “rampant” outbreak could be on the cards if the space agency is not careful.

He told BBC Radio 4’s “In Our Time” podcast in 2007: “The next logical step [with Mars] is to bring samples back.

“If we have samples in our hands we can use the latest technology to analyse them. 

“After that, it becomes a case of ‘we have to go there ourselves’.