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Space flight can affect the bacteria in a mouse’s gut microbiome, which may have larger implications for human astronauts.

Space flight changes the gut microbiome, study finds

August 22, 2019

Bacteria in the gut microbiome can be affected by a lot of things, like dietary habits and physical health. Northwestern researchers have discovered space flight also belongs on that list. They analyzed...

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