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Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space—but their energy budget reveals a weakness

Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space—but their energy budget reveals a weakness

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 21:10 UTC. The headline in use is “Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space—but their energy budget reveals a weakness”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

A spore is a bacterium's survival capsule: dried almost solid and wrapped in protein armor, with its chemical processes shut down. Bacteria enter this state of hibernation when environmental conditions are unfavorable.

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