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Chernobyl Fungi May Protect Astronauts from Space Radiation – Nerdist
Researchers are exploring ways to use melanin extracted from Chernobyl fungi, as well as rust, as potential radiation shields in space.
When picturing a trip aboard an IRL spacecraft, you probably imagine riding in something like SpaceX’s steel starship. But from here on out, you may want to change the way you picture the aesthetics of spacefaring vessels. Because several recent studies say rust, as well as melanin extracted from fungi, may make for optimal radiation shields in space.
In the above video, via Boing Boing, YouTuber and STEM educator Anton Petrov describes the recent studies. Petrov pulls information from three st…
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