On that day, SpaceX and Elon Musk will launch a lethal pathogen into space and deliver it to the International Space Station. The pathogen is called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, causes very frequent and difficult to treat infections in hospitalized patients. Simply put, the pathogen is lethal and it's going to take a grand effort to stop it. The study is sponsored by NASA and CASIS and will be led by Anita Goel, MD PhD. Dr. Anita Goel is a world-renowned expert and pioneer in the emerging field of Nanobiophysics - a new science at the convergence of physics, nanotechnology, and biomedicine.

Source: Forbes February 03, 2017 12:46 UTC