A new study carried out by researchers from the Northwestern University suggests that space travel may shift the balance between gut bacteria in astronauts. The Northwestern team is one of 10 NASA-funded research groups that have been studying Scott and Mark Kelly, identical twin brothers and NASA astronauts, as part of a unique human study […]
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NASA’s Study of Astronaut Twin Brothers Suggests Space Travel may Cause Changes in Genes
A new study conducted by NASA suggests that space travel may cause changes in genes and other biological markers in astronauts. NASA scientists used Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly—two American astronauts and also identical twin brothers—in this study and observed genetic differences in them after completion of Scott Kelly’s space travel. In 2015–16, American astronaut […]
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