Illustration of viruses and bacteria floating among planets, stars, and a rocket ship, representing the BioScience article 'A Microbial Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy' about astronaut microbiomes and microbial behavior in deep space

A Microbial Hitchhikers

Guide to the Galaxy

As early as 2033, astronauts may be on a three-year mission to Mars. 

Among the many unknowns: How will the microbiomes of the astronauts and the spacecraft behave in deep space?

Originally Published: 2018 - BioScience

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