UC Davis engineering space lettuce to treat bone loss in space
To address the challenge of bone loss during space travel, UC Davis researchers are engineering a type of lettuce with a special protein for treatment.
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To address the challenge of bone loss during space travel, UC Davis researchers are engineering a type of lettuce with a special protein for treatment.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a genetically modified lettuce producing a drug to protect against bone density loss in microgravity during long spaceflights.
In a new study, scientists reported transgenic lettuce that produces a bone-stimulating hormone that could prevent bone loss.
A transgenic lettuce may address bone loss not only for space travelers but also patients on Earth.
Bone density loss is a problem for astronauts on long space flights. A new kind of lettuce astronauts could grow in space might solve the problem.