How does going to space change your body? Susan Bailey, a professor at Colorado State University, writes for The Conversation U.S. (npub1gpe…88e5) about her research for NASA — a study where she and her team measured the telomeres (protective caps at the end of chromosomes) of a twin who had been to space and one who hadn’t.
https://theconversation.com/even-short-trips-to-space-can-change-an-astronauts-biology-a-new-set-of-studies-offers-the-most-comprehensive-look-at-spaceflight-health-since-nasas-twins-study-232967
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