NASA's twin study shows how space travel affects genes, cognition, aging and gut microbiome

Ever since the first astronauts went up, we've known that life in space profoundly affects the human body. To investigate the extent of those changes, NASA conducted a comprehensive study comparing the genes and biology of identical twins Scott and Mark Kelly, after Scott spent almost a year in space while Mark stayed on Earth as a control. And now the results of that study have finally been released.

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Category: Biology

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• Astronauts
• DNA
• Genetics
• Genome
• Health
• International Space Station
• Microbiome
• NASA
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