Salad is good for you, generally speaking, so growing fresh greens in orbit seems like a winning way for space farers to stay healthy.
  • ccryx@discuss.tchncs.de
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    9 months ago

    TL;DR:

    The problem is growing leafy plants like lettuce and spinach in space can come with a side dish of bacteria, according to a new study from a team at the University of Delaware. In tests on plants grown in simulated microgravity, they were shown to actually be more susceptible than normal to the Salmonella enterica pathogen.

    • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.de
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      9 months ago

      Isn’t biofilm a problem in general? From what I’ve heard, Mir was covered in grime at the end and the ISS isn’t looking much better now.