TK
Ákos T Kovács
@evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Professor of Microbiome Ecology at Institute of Biology, Leiden University - Bacillus subtilis, biofilms, plant microbiome, chemical ecology, experimental evolution
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"We fermented a miso, a traditional Japanese condiment, on the International Space Station over 30 days, and compared it with two earthbound controls."👇
Food Fermentation in Space Is Possible, Distinctive, and Beneficial https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.23.579929v1
Food Fermentation in Space Is Possible, Distinctive, and Beneficial https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.23.579929v1
Space exploration is expanding, which demands new technologies and enables new scientific questions.
Beautiful :)
Miso in space! I'm no biologist, but the higher mutation rate of A. oryzae seems like it should be concerning.
TK
Ákos T Kovács
@evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Professor of Microbiome Ecology at Institute of Biology, Leiden University - Bacillus subtilis, biofilms, plant microbiome, chemical ecology, experimental evolution
1.1k followers839 following1.5k posts