New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station

by ykon 5/21/2025, 3:17 PMwith 3 comments

by grues-dinneron 5/22/2025, 10:21 AM

"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.

by ykon 5/21/2025, 3:18 PM

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