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Attack of The Space Germs
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
11:06:00 AM EDT
Hearing Last Kiss -- Pearl Jam
Because they're a curious lot, the folks at NASA wondered what would happen if you took deadly germs here and exposed them to zero gravity and cosmic rays in space! Can you guess what happens next?
The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006. The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along — carefully wrapped — for the ride. The result: Mice fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick and died quicker than others fed identical germs that had remained behind on Earth.
Aaaaiiiieeeeee! Space Salmonella is coming for us!
Just a thought: No more space trips for bugs. Also, let's totally dip every astronaut in hand sanitizer the moment they come back from space. Just to be sure. Also, because it would be kind of amusing. Imagine if that were part of the job description: "Some travel required. Also, immersion in hand sanitizer." That would rock.
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11:06:00 AM EDT
Hearing Last Kiss -- Pearl Jam
Attack of The Space Germs
Because they're a curious lot, the folks at NASA wondered what would happen if you took deadly germs here and exposed them to zero gravity and cosmic rays in space! Can you guess what happens next?
The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006. The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along — carefully wrapped — for the ride. The result: Mice fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick and died quicker than others fed identical germs that had remained behind on Earth.
Aaaaiiiieeeeee! Space Salmonella is coming for us!
Just a thought: No more space trips for bugs. Also, let's totally dip every astronaut in hand sanitizer the moment they come back from space. Just to be sure. Also, because it would be kind of amusing. Imagine if that were part of the job description: "Some travel required. Also, immersion in hand sanitizer." That would rock.
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That's pretty dramatic.
Are they sure the shock
of the liftoff itself is not
the cause? Extended,
couldn't it turn out that the
human body is literally
ioncapable of prolonged
space travel?
Barry
I sorta hope so. I'm
suspicious of playing God.
Although the diaper Lady
reassured me, ha ha ha ha.
9/27/07 8:29 PM
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