SpaceX is planning on sending the MRSAbacterium to the International Space Station in the hope of unlocking the secrets of its future development.

The lethal superbug, which is resistant to many forms of antibiotics, will be used forspace-based science experiments in the hope that scientists will get a better idea of how to treat it.

Lead researcher DoctorAnita Goeltold Forbesthat the experiment at the space station could cause themutation rateof MRSA to accelerate, and so scientists will be able to predict how the bug will adapt and change on earth, planning for mutation patterns before they happen.

Those at the station areready to receive the pathogen next week,Digital Trendsreported.

MRSA has sparked widespread infection fears across the UK, andone analyst has suggestedthe testing market for the bug could grow at an annual rate of 11% a year until 2021.

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SpaceX to send lethal MRSA superbug to International Space Station - talkRADIO (press release)