Tag: spaceflight health
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Viruses in Space: How Microgravity Alters ISS Biology
What makes the ISS a unique microbial environment The International Space Station (ISS) operates as a closed ecosystem where humans, microbes, and surfaces constantly interact in ways that differ from Earth. In microgravity, fluids behave differently, air flows shift, and radiation exposure changes, all of which can influence how viruses and other microbes survive, replicate,…
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Space Life Science in Focus: NASA-Funded Research Shaping Health in Microgravity and Beyond
Overview: NASA-Funded Breakthroughs in Space Life Science The NASA Human Research Program continues to fuel a growing body of space life science that informs not only astronaut health on long missions but also advances terrestrial medicine. The latest current awareness list highlights studies ranging from short-duration spaceflight effects on task execution to revolutionary tissue research…