Space Kombucha in the search for life and its origin

Paris (ESA) Jul 30, 2015
You might know it as a drink for hipsters or as an ancient brew drunk for centuries in Eurasia, but the culture that ferments sugary tea into Kombucha is going around the world. Bolted to the outside of the International Space Station are the same bacteria and yeasts that are used in making Kombucha. Tests on Earth have shown that these multicellular biofilms are tough and will most probab

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