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Astronauts on board the International Space Station touch these patches of aircraft and spacecraft materials to see whether a clear polymer coating sprayed on half the patches breaks down microbes. Credit: NASA

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Monitoring Microorganisms On The International Space Station

by Keith CowingJanuary 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Crew members on the International Space Station have a lot of company – millions of bacteria and other microbes. The human body contains 10 times more microbes than human cells, […]

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Monitoring Microorganisms On The International Space Station

Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Also Created A Dust Cloud That Insulated Earth, Charbroiling Cretaceous Creatures

Current Water Trapping Micro-habitats On The Surface Of Mars

Methanotrophy Under Extreme Alkalinity In A Serpentinizing System

ANDES, The High-resolution Spectrograph Oof The ELT: Simulated Performance Of The CORO Module And Overview Of The High-contrast Capabilities For Exoplanet Observations

When Polymers Meet Primitive Membranes: How Molecular Cooperation May Have Helped Life Begin