Astronaut gut reaction: the microbiome in space

• Autores: Aviva Hope Rutkin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2952, 2014, pág. 9
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The human body isn't just one organism, but an entire community teeming with millions of microbes, so there's a whole community of new questions that spacefarers need to think about. In a report released last week, scientists at the US National Academies highlighted the extent of people's ignorance about the way microbes behave in space, and how best to treat astronauts who get sick. The report cited studies showing that Salmonella typhimurium, known for causing food-borne illness, can change its genome to become more virulent after just a few days in space. And studies have also shown that spaceflight can shorten the shelf lives of medications.