Future Science OA (Aug 2023)

Space medicine: gut microbiome of hardy species is a potential source to counter disorders during space travel

  • Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui,
  • Adel B Elmoselhi,
  • Naveed Ahmed Khan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2023-0060
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 7

Abstract

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Tweetable abstract It is proposed that gut microbiome of species like cockroaches may offer a potential source of novel mechanisms/molecules that can be translated into humans to safeguard astronauts against stressors of the space environment during deep space exploration missions.

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