Tag: Bacillus subtilis
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Spaceflight Resilience: Health-Benefiting Microbes Survive Launch to Reentry
Introduction: Microbes with a Mission Beyond Earth Microbes essential for human health can withstand the punishing forces of space travel, a finding that could redefine how we support astronauts on future long-duration missions. In a novel study, researchers tested spores of Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium linked to immune support, gut health, and circulation, to see…
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Microbes Essential for Human Health Survive Spaceflight: A Breakthrough for Astronaut Well-Being
Breakthrough: Beneficial Bacteria Endures the Harsh Ride to Space Microbes that play a crucial role in human health—such as supporting digestion, immunity, and circulation—have demonstrated surprising resilience to the extreme stresses of spaceflight. In a pioneering experiment, researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia tested the hardy spores of the bacterium…
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Resilient Microbes: How Bacillus subtilis Survives Spaceflight to Support Astronaut Health
Spaceflight tests reveal hardy microbes vital for astronaut health Microbes essential for human health have proved remarkably resilient against the extreme forces of space travel. In a pioneering experiment, researchers tested the well-known gut and immune-supporting bacterium Bacillus subtilis by sending its spores on a sounding rocket flight. The goal: to understand how such microorganisms…
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Natural nasal probiotics provide broad antiviral protection
Overview: a nasal probiotic shield against respiratory viruses Respiratory viral diseases threaten pig health and global food security, especially in intensive farming. Classic vaccines against viruses like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), swine influenza virus (SIV), pseudorabies virus (PRV), and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) often fail to deliver lasting protection due to…
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Natural Nasal Microbes Deliver Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Shield for Pigs
Overview: A natural defense emerging from the pig nose Respiratory viral diseases pose a substantial threat to animal health and global food security, especially in intensive pig farming. Viruses such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), swine influenza virus (SIV), pseudorabies virus (PRV), and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) can sweep through herds,…
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Gut Bacteria Survive Space Travel: Implications for Astronaut Health
Introduction: The surprising resilience of our gut allies Scientists have long known that spaceflight poses a host of challenges to the human body. From bone density loss to immune system changes, the journey beyond Earth is a test of physiological limits. Recently, a surprising discovery has added a new dimension to this conversation: the bacteria…
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Gut Bacteria Survive Spaceflight: Health in Deep Space
Guts vs. Gravity: A Milestone in Space Biology Scientists have long studied how the human body endures the rigors of space, from bone density loss to immune changes. A new Australian-led study turns the lens toward the tiny residents inside us: gut bacteria. In a bold experiment, researchers sent spores of Bacillus subtilis—a bacterium naturally…
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Gut Bacteria Survive Space Travel: Earthly Microbes Endure Launch, Microgravity, and Reentry
Spaceflight and the Human Microbiome: A Surprising Resilience In a development that blends microbiology with space exploration, scientists report that a common gut bacterium’s spores can endure the extreme rigors of space travel. The study, conducted in Australia and published in npj Microgravity, tested Bacillus subtilis spores—an organism well known for its resilience and its…
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Bacillus subtilis Survives Space Launch: Microbes Endure
Groundbreaking finding: microbes can endure the brutal journey into space A new, world-first study led by Australian researchers demonstrates that the spores of Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium important for human health, can survive the punishing conditions of a suborbital space flight. The experiment blasted these hardy microbes to the edge of space in a sounding…
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Bacillus subtilis Survives Space Launch: Microbial Resilience
Introduction: A Milestone in Space Microbiology A world-first Australian-led study has demonstrated that Bacillus subtilis spores, a bacterium important for human health, can survive the extreme conditions of a space launch. The finding offers crucial insights for long-duration missions and future Mars settlements, where maintaining a healthy microbiome is essential for crew performance and wellbeing.…