Lettuce Could Protect Astronauts’ Bones on Mars Trip (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Lettuce Could Protect Astronauts’ Bones on Mars Trip

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Bone density loss is a problem for astronauts on long space flights, such as to Mars and back. Researchers at UC Davis are developing transgenic lettuce containing a treatment that astronauts could grow and consume during the voyage. Experimental lettuce growing in a greenhouse at UC Davis.

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Kevin Yates/UC Davis

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