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So if it turns out they evolved on the space station, would that mean we discovered extra-terrestrial life, or is that cheating?
It wouldn't count in my mind because it's not life that originated off the Earth. It just mutated off the Earth.
"A" Chinese space station is perhaps the more intriguing part of that headline.

Unique strains of bacteria in confined, isolated places presumably happens a lot. Space stations don't undergo mitosis nearly as often.