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Ben Turner

BIZARRE: Unknown strain of bacteria found on china s tiangong space station - You Need To See This

China's Tiangong space station with Earth in the background.

Scientists have discovered a new microbe never-before-seen on Earth inside China's Tiangong space station.

The new strain of bacteria, named Niallia tiangongensis after the space station, is a variant of a soil-dwelling terrestrial microbe that can cause sepsis, and was found inside one of the station's cabins.

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