Scientists are sending fungi into space in the hope of developing new medicines

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 17:00 in Biology & Nature

Scientists are sending four strains of fungi to the International Space Station to see what happens when the tiny organisms contend with the stress of microgravity and space radiation. It's not just for kicks. Researchers say that putting these fungi in an extraterrestrial environment could cause...

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