Humans may not be the only organisms hitching a ride by spacecraft. P. torokii, a new fungal strain that can attach to surfaces, has been discovered in a spacecraft assembly facility and named after a long-time Berkeley Lab microbiologist Tamas Torok. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/02/15/whats-in-a-name-for-a-new-fungal-strain/
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