TIL on 29 April 2013, scientists reported that during spaceflight microbes seem to adapt to the space environment in ways "not observed on Earth"

@_number8_ · 10 months ago

TIL on 29 April 2013, scientists reported that during spaceflight microbes seem to adapt to the space environment in ways "not observed on Earth"

@Tinfoiledhat · 10 months ago

Either adaptability/organizational ability, or some form of chaos. Under the specific environmental conditions of earth, one set of outcomes are favored, but under other conditions different outcomes are favored.

And the interplay of these outcomes and mutations can result in novel adaptations. Or something like that ¯\(ツ)/¯

TIL on 29 April 2013, scientists reported that during spaceflight microbes seem to adapt to the space environment in ways "not observed on Earth"

TIL on 29 April 2013, scientists reported that during spaceflight microbes seem to adapt to the space environment in ways "not observed on Earth"

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