Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space—but their energy budget reveals a weakness
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“Bacillus spores can enter a near-indestructible state of hibernation that allows them to survive extreme conditions, including the vacuum of space. NASA once kept these spores in orbit for nearly six years, finding they could return to life upon returning to Earth.”
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