четверг, 29 мая 2025 г.

Science.org: Explorers of Ukrainian caves may have brought deadly bat fungus to U.S.

 White-nose syndrome in bats is a strain of fungus that was unwittingly brought to North America by Ukrainian cave explorers. Mice become infected with it during hibernation. My imagination immediately ran wild and I imagined that such a fungus could be dangerous to space travelers who are in suspended animation during long-term space flight. Thus, this organism would be even more dangerous to Ripley than the Aliens:

 

Explorers of Ukrainian caves may have brought deadly bat fungus to U.S.

Study traces mysterious strain of white-nose disease to visits between American and European cavers

read more:  https://www.science.org/content/article/explorers-ukrainian-caves-may-have-brought-deadly-bat-fungus-u-s

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