Bread yeast can help humans explore space!
How do we find the effects of extreme #space radiation on human health? Answer lies with yeast in your bread! @NASA scientists are launching…
Category: How could humans travel in space?
Human space flight is a new and dangerous frontier with a lot of links left to work out. What do we know so far?
Dried plums may protect astronaut’s bones from radiation damage
Dried plums outperformed some medications in a bone health study (in mice) at NASA Ames.
NASA is sending yeast into deep space
NASA will generate invaluable data on yeast’s response to deep space radiation by launching the BioSentinel satellite in 2021. Here’s…
Growing plants on the surface of the Moon and Mars
The reality of being able to live and settle on Martian or lunar bases can seem like it is getting close. To do this, we need to be able to…