Microbial applications for sustainable space exploration beyond low Earth orbit

Abstract With the construction of the International Space Station, humans have been continuously living and working in space for 22 years. Microbial studies in space and other extreme environments on Earth have shown the ability for bacteria and fungi to adapt and change compared to “normal” conditi...

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Main Authors: Allison P. Koehle, Stephanie L. Brumwell, Emily P. Seto, Anne M. Lynch, Camilla Urbaniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:npj Microgravity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-00285-0