Clever Dick on June 4, 2026 at 6:33 pm Idea: Transfer infectious disease research to spaceLink: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/... It’s a great idea in terms of protecting the Earth from pandemics, but it could also backfire, as the space environment seems to make infectious diseases more lethal. In Space, Infectious Diseases Reveal Their True Nature Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/s It turns out that microgravity might reveal a thing or two about the nasty bacteria
astronut on June 4, 2026 at 2:05 pm Idea: Transfer infectious disease research to spaceLink: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/in... Scientists have been using the space environment to conduct more studies on infectious disease pathogens. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacex-just-launched-disease-causing-bacteria-to-the-international-space-station SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station Link: https://www.space.com/space-expl What they bring back may help us get to the bottom of public health problems on Earth, like antibiotic resistance and infectious disease spread.
Tomwright on June 4, 2026 at 12:47 pm Idea: Transfer infectious disease research to spaceLink: https://www.shebaonline.org/sheba-launches... This infectious disease lab is already conducting research aboard the International Space Station. https://www.shebaonline.org/sheba-launches-medical-experiment-into-space/ Just a moment... Link: https://www.shebaonline.org/sheb
It’s a great idea in terms of protecting the Earth from pandemics, but it could also backfire, as the space environment seems to make infectious diseases more lethal.
Scientists have been using the space environment to conduct more studies on infectious disease pathogens.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacex-just-launched-disease-causing-bacteria-to-the-international-space-station
This infectious disease lab is already conducting research aboard the International Space Station.
https://www.shebaonline.org/sheba-launches-medical-experiment-into-space/