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Seeds in Space
April 30 , 2023
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- Last year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) sent seeds into space.
- It aims to develop resilient crops that can help provide sufficient food as the planet heats up.
- This is the first feasibility study by these organisations to determine the effect of cosmic radiation, microgravity and extreme temperatures on plant genomes and biology.
- The Seeds of arabidopsis and sorghum were sent to space and having spent around 5 months at the International Space Station.
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