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Posted on 06/17/2025 9:29:55 AM PDT by Red Badger
Analysis of swabs from China's Tiangong Space Station has revealed a new strain of bacteria sporting new adaptations for surviving outer space.
Scientists have discovered a new microbe never-before-seen on Earth inside China's Tiangong space station.
The new strain of bacteria, named Niallia tiangongensis after the space station, is a variant of a soil-dwelling terrestrial microbe that can cause sepsis, and was found inside one of the station's cabins.
Now, a new analysis of the strain has revealed that the bacterium isn't only one of a kind, but has also picked up some key adaptations that could be helpful in future space missions. The researchers published their findings March 3 in the journal International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
"Understanding the characteristics of microbes during long-term space missions is essential for safeguarding the health of astronauts and maintaining the functionality of spacecraft," the researchers wrote in the study.
The new strain was found in samples collected in 2023 by the crew of the Shenzhou-15 mission, who swabbed the space station's modules with sterile wipes before freezing them for transport.
After being sent back to Earth, analysis revealed that the bacteria was closely related to Niallia circulans, a rod-shaped, spore-propagating bacteria that typically dwells in soil, sewage and food, and can cause sepsis in immunocompromised patients.
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This is great! China can do one of them “gain of function” things and create a super bacteria to wipe out humanity.
I saw this movie back in 1971.
Me Chinee
Me play joke
What is it with china and bugs?
Andromeda Strain
Someone call Fauci.
Did a Pangolin sneak onboard?
It is depressing how often China does this, and the whole world sits back and shrugs.
Space COVID!!
Nuke the site IN orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.
ask Fauci
Discovered, or bioengineered by them? It sure would be a shame if it killed all their ‘scientists’☠️
One lousy Black Plague and all of a sudden everybody’s down on bacteria. It’s pure bigotry, I tellya.
Crichton was prescient.................in many things........
Faucciococcus.
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