New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station (opens in new tab)

(wired.com)

5 pointsyk10mo ago3 comments

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"A" Chinese space station is perhaps the more intriguing part of that headline.

Unique strains of bacteria in confined, isolated places presumably happens a lot. Space stations don't undergo mitosis nearly as often.

ykOP10mo ago

So if it turns out they evolved on the space station, would that mean we discovered extra-terrestrial life, or is that cheating?

JohnFen10mo ago

It wouldn't count in my mind because it's not life that originated off the Earth. It just mutated off the Earth.

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"A" Chinese space station is perhaps the more intriguing part of that headline.

Unique strains of bacteria in confined, isolated places presumably happens a lot. Space stations don't undergo mitosis nearly as often.

ykOP10mo ago

So if it turns out they evolved on the space station, would that mean we discovered extra-terrestrial life, or is that cheating?

JohnFen10mo ago

It wouldn't count in my mind because it's not life that originated off the Earth. It just mutated off the Earth.

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