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NASA to investigate unknown fungus found growing on the space station (This is how it Starts)
Daily Mail ^
| 4-26-2017
| Mark Prigg
Posted on 04/26/2017 11:36:50 AM PDT by brucedickinson
NASA is set to use a radical new 'tricorder' DNA sequencer to work out what a mysterious fungus found growing on the International Space Station is.
Astronauts have reported funding the strange microbial growths on walls and surfaces, and it has even clogged waterlines.
Now, two instruments onboard will be used to analyse it in orbit, allowing mission controllers to work out how to deal with it
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: biology; fungi; genetics; iss; space; spacefungus; spacestation; spacestationfungus
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To: brucedickinson
Ive been a funguy since about 1993 or so . .
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posted on
04/26/2017 12:50:12 PM PDT
by
ßuddaßudd
(>> M A G A << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: bar sin·is·ter
Found by TSA in a Carry On?
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:22:11 PM PDT
by
TexasTransplant
(They used to get away with it. Not anymore.)
To: Windflier
Thank you. Interesting how the paper does not even have a picture of it. Just five genera constitute 90% of all airborne fungal spores: Cladosporium, Penicillium, Aspergillus, Alternaria, and Fusarium. The article does mention Aspergillus and Penicillium, two very common indoor species.
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:23:33 PM PDT
by
Fungi
(Please give suggestions for fungal taglines. Merci.)
To: Fungi
The photos are classified.
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:27:40 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: NorthMountain
See the movie “Life” yet?
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:29:25 PM PDT
by
Renegade
To: Mariner
I’m sure there is a suitable lab in DC, or Detroit, or Chicago, LA, San Francisco, etc.
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:34:25 PM PDT
by
TxAg1981
To: TexasTransplant
It was stamped ‘Carlos Danger’.
To: brucedickinson
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:38:04 PM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Renegade
No ... haven’t seen a new movie in months.
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:38:52 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
To: brucedickinson
No matter how clean you think something is life finds a way. Most likely it hitch hiked on astronaut hair.
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:50:45 PM PDT
by
Organic Panic
(Flinging poo is not a valid argument)
To: brucedickinson
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posted on
04/26/2017 1:52:45 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: brucedickinson
Wake me when the pods start growing.... really.
To: brucedickinson
To: SpaceBar
Shipping from orbit is prohibitively expensive? /eyeroll
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posted on
04/26/2017 2:12:00 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: brucedickinson
Biofilms of bacteria or fungi are ubiquitious in moist and warm environments and one of the biggest maintenance issues for businesses. Reducing the humidity on the ISS and cleaning the surfaces with a good biofilm should help.
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posted on
04/26/2017 2:12:21 PM PDT
by
Brooklyn Attitude
(The first step in ending the War on White People, is to recognize it exists.)
To: NorthMountain
This is pretty good. Along the idea of Alien.Get it cheap at the flea market for 2.00/a pirate copy!
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posted on
04/26/2017 2:56:18 PM PDT
by
Renegade
To: Fedora
Stephen king! That was a good episode!
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posted on
04/26/2017 2:57:28 PM PDT
by
Renegade
To: Veto!
It's from Creepshow. Bezos is slimy, though, so you could be onto something!
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posted on
04/26/2017 2:58:31 PM PDT
by
Fedora
To: Renegade
Yeah, it was pretty good :-) It was influenced by “The Colour out of Space”, which was also pretty good.
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posted on
04/26/2017 2:59:19 PM PDT
by
Fedora
To: brucedickinson
Foolish Earthlings!
Pay no attention to this!
Get back to work!
That is all.
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posted on
04/26/2017 3:03:10 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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