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Bacteria on the ISS has mutated into something never seen on Earth (bgr.com)
2 points by croes 9 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Why would microgravity and increased radiation exposure cause bacteria strains to develop drug resistances?


They didn't cause drug restitance, E. bugandensis is already known for drug resistance. Microgravity and increased radiation exposure just created new strains.




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