Why Getting Sick in Space Is the Worst

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We've talked about some of the ways microgravity can negatively affect humans, but for bacteria, being in space might be quite beneficial! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ----------Alexander Wadsworth, Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, KatieMarie Magnone, Patrick Merrithew, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Sultan Alkhulaifi, Tim Curwick, Scott Satovsky Jr, Philippe von Bergen, Bella Nash, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Charles George ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-space-infectious-diseases-reveal-their-true-nature-19761956/ http://science.time.com/2012/10/22/dont-sneeze-in-space-when-astronauts-get-sick/ http://www.airspacemag.com/space/sick-in-space-56746153/ https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/bodyinspace https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2017/february/change-in-astronauts-gut-bacteria-attributed-to-spaceflight/ https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/2013/bacteria-sent-into-space.html https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/11/why-bacteria-are-thriving

Published 2017-07-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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