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Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

Germs!

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The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit in food poisoning.

The trip: Space shuttle mission 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 that were fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick, and died more quickly, than mice fed identical germs that had remained behind on Earth.

This kind of creeped me out. It reminded me of the Descolada a bit.

Posted by Qaz (Member # 10298) on :

In what way? Disease in space?

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

Yeah, and the whole changing genetics as a result thing.

Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

Great, so now, here on earth, we have a more potent and virulent form of a disease that already kills people? Now, when that breaks out of the lab . . .

Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :

So if we take the germs and send them into space and bring them back more powerful than before, and then send them out and bring them back again, even more powerful! We can finally develop that strain of virus that can make I Put My Blue Genes On a reality!

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

Anyone who has read the 2350 game knows that germs are more powerful in space.

Anyone who has not read the 2350 game should be mocked mercilessly.

Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :

<----will read the graphic novel

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

It just makes me think, Why did they DO that? That's a stupid idea.

Posted by scholar (Member # 9232) on :

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Originally posted by Synesthesia:
It just makes me think, Why did they DO that? That's a stupid idea.

Understanding how germs and immune systems work in space is crucial if you want to have large numbers of people spending large amounts of time in space.

Posted by Fusiachi (Member # 7376) on :

It's science, folks.

And it's much better to do this to a few mice in an controlled environment than on the first colonization mission to Tatooine.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

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Originally posted by Zalmoxis:
<----will read the graphic novel

I doubt it. [Frown]