How Does Space Travel Change Our Genes? | New York Genome Center

Chris discusses exciting research projects with NASA to better understand the impact of space travel on the human genome including:

• The Mason lab's contributions to NASA's Journey to Mars - the initiative to get "boots on the ground" on Mars by 2035

• Astronaut Twins Study - what DNA changes scientists found when sequencing the genes of astronauts Scott Kelly in space, and the DNA of his identical twin brother, astronaut Mark Kelly, who remain on Earth

• The Mason Lab's 500-year plan for the survival of the human species on Earth, in space, and on other planets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfBtv_Y_kRc&t=14s&ab_channel=NewYorkGenomeCenter