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The International Space Station Is Home To Potentially Dangerous Bacteria (sciencemag.org)
sciencehabit writes: There's a little known, dirty story about the International Space Station (ISS): It's filled with bacteria and fungi. A new study has found compelling evidence that microorganisms from human skin are present throughout the station, and some of the bugs could cause serious harm to astronauts.The most concerning finding was from the "high-efficiency particulate arrestance" (HEPA) air filter used in the ISS: 99.65% of the viable sequences they retrieved came from Actinobacteria. The Actinobacteria phylum includes Corynebacterium and Propionibacterium; each genus was found in the ISS samples at a high level, which is "problematic," say the researchers, because they both have species that are opportunistic pathogens. Astronauts who live in microgravity for prolonged periods also can have compromised immune systems.
There's a little known, dirty story about Earth: It's filled with bacteria and fungi. A new study has found compelling evidence that microorganisms from human skin are present throughout the planet, and some of the bugs could cause serious harm to humans.
So basically, the ISS is like a Super 8 motel room, but in space and without the complimentary cable.
You are welcome on my lawn.
And, there's plenty of intense UV light right outside, just open the windows once in awhile.
True and the presentation of this in the way they make the case makes these pesky bacteria terrorists. Almost to the point they in the way they have been acting might decide to scrap Skylab 2.0 if they could get a drone into orbit. This would scrap the world's space program or it's debilitated remains of it, on the other side of the coin rather than being immune compromised the human genome would adapt to kill or coexist with these pesky bacteria but then again, that isn't what captain pedo-bear in the Vatican or the banksters would have you believe. Captain pedo-bear probably doesn't like not having direct control over the people sent up there and the banksters would rather have the gold that is used in space programs for it's ability to neutralized solar radiation.
anyone ever seen a fish bowl? No matter how clean you get it there is always gunk buildup. The ISS is like a fish bowl, a closed system. as such of course there will be higher risks for pathogens.
And the astronauts hate it when you tap on the glass.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
Putin will kill all these pathogens with his bare fists.
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