MOSS CAN TOUGH IT OUT IN SPACE.
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| Title: | MOSS CAN TOUGH IT OUT IN SPACE. |
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| Authors: | Bennett, Jay (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Science News. Feb2026, Vol. 208 Issue 2, p16-16. 1/4p. 1 Color Photograph. |
| Subjects: | Mosses, Physcomitrella patens, Space stations, DNA damage, Ecological resilience, International Space Station, Cosmic rays, Germination |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on the resilience of moss spores, specifically Physcomitrium patens, which survived nine months outside the International Space Station and demonstrated an 86 percent germination rate upon return to Earth. This research highlights the potential for certain terrestrial organisms, including moss spores, to endure extended space exposure, suggesting that plants could be cultivated on the moon or Mars to support astronaut life with oxygen, food, and medicine. Future studies will investigate the DNA damage these spores experienced from cosmic and solar radiation and how they repair that damage, contributing to our understanding of survival beyond Earth's atmosphere. [Extracted from the article] |
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| Abstract: | The article focuses on the resilience of moss spores, specifically Physcomitrium patens, which survived nine months outside the International Space Station and demonstrated an 86 percent germination rate upon return to Earth. This research highlights the potential for certain terrestrial organisms, including moss spores, to endure extended space exposure, suggesting that plants could be cultivated on the moon or Mars to support astronaut life with oxygen, food, and medicine. Future studies will investigate the DNA damage these spores experienced from cosmic and solar radiation and how they repair that damage, contributing to our understanding of survival beyond Earth's atmosphere. [Extracted from the article] |
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| ISSN: | 00368423 |
