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For a nonvideo source of info on this: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534v1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534v1
by gpuhacker 6y ago
For a nonvideo source of info on this:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534v1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534v1
- LockAndLol 6y agoAnd for a layman digestible version https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/radiation-helps-fungi-grow/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/radiation-helps-f... (from 2007)
- danielheath 6y ago> digestible version Ooh, was wondering if the fungi were good to eat /s
- seesawtron 6y ago>> radiation beneath a ≈ 1.7 mm thick lawn of the melanized radiotrophic fungus (180° protection radius) was 2.17±0.35% lower as compared to the negative control. 2% doesn't seem much but again its just from 1.7 mm thick fungus. Wouldn't it be easier to grow it on Earth instead and test with thicker fungus layer for a significant attenuation of the radiation? I understand that they want to use it eventually on the ISS but couldn't the prototype be tested on Earth as well?