Tag: Space microbiology
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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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Unknown Bacterium in Tiangong: Niallia tiangongensis and Space Microbiology’s Frontier
The discovery on Tiangong: a new chapter in space microbiology In May 2023, during routine operations aboard China’s Tiangong space station, researchers identified a bacterium never before seen on Earth. The scientists named it Niallia tiangongensis, a nod to the station where it emerged and the remarkable biology it displays. This finding, arising from the…
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Niallia tiangongensis: A New Space Bacterium on Tiangong
A space-borne microbe: Niallia tiangongensis emerges In May 2023, routine samples from the Tiangong space station revealed a bacterium never before seen on Earth. Scientists named it Niallia tiangongensis, a nod to the station where it was discovered. The finding, part of the China Space Station Habitation Area Microbiome Program (CHAMP), highlights how life in…