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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 08/23/2010 :  07:06:49  Show Profile Send BigPapaSmurf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11039206

Microbes survive 550 days on exterior of space station, with no bone loss!

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Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11039206

Microbes survive 550 days on exterior of space station, with no bone loss!

I did not know that microbes have bones. But then again, they are well represented in the fossil record, so there must be something solid to them. Perhaps it has something to do with the Beer they drink.

A very interesting article; thanks!
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Interesting, but hardly near the record. Bacillus subtilis survived on the LDEF for six years.
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