Predicting chromosome damage in astronauts participating in international space station missions

Abstract Space radiation consists of energetic protons and other heavier ions. During the International Space Station program, chromosome aberrations in lymphocytes of astronauts have been analyzed to estimate received biological doses of space radiation. More specifically, pre-flight blood samples...

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Main Authors: Alan Feiveson, Kerry George, Mark Shavers, Maria Moreno-Villanueva, Ye Zhang, Adriana Babiak-Vazquez, Brian Crucian, Edward Semones, Honglu Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84242-5