Space travel can adversely affect energy production in a cell – Daijiworld.com

Washington, Nov 26 (IANS): Critical parts of a cell’s energy production machinery, the mitochondria, can be made dysfunctional due to space travel, says a study.
The results, published in the journal Cell, are based on studies of both mice and humans who have travelled into space reveal.
The impact in a cell’s energy production machinery is linked to changes in gravity, radiation exposure and other factors, according to the study.
“My group’s research efforts centred around muscle tissue from mice…

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