{"id":39511,"date":"2020-08-03T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chernobyl-fungus-could-protect-astronauts-from-radiation-on-deep-space-missions\/"},"modified":"2020-08-03T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T14:30:00","slug":"chernobyl-fungus-could-protect-astronauts-from-radiation-on-deep-space-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chernobyl-fungus-could-protect-astronauts-from-radiation-on-deep-space-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chernobyl fungus could protect astronauts from radiation on deep space missions"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Chernobyl fungus could protect astronauts from radiation on deep space missions<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n By James Rogers, Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

August 3, 2020 |<\/span> 10:30am |<\/span> Updated August 3, 2020 | 11:04am<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n View of the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant three days after the explosion on April 29, 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n A type of fungus found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster was sent into space in a research project that aims to keep astronauts safe from radiation on deep space missions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe greatest hazard for humans on deep-space exploration missions is radiation,\u201d the scientists explain in an abstract of a paper uploaded to the bioRxiv preprint server for biology. The fungus, which is thriving at the Chernobyl site, app<\/a>ears to perform \u201cradiosynthesis\u201d using melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy.<\/p>\n

The impact of radiation is a particular concern for long-duration spaceflights to locations such as Mars.<\/p>\n

Scientists from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, Stanford University and the North Carolina School of Science<\/a> and Mathematics set up the research project, which used the fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum. A petri dish containing the fungus was monitored by astronauts on the International Space Station, according to Phys.org.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowth of Cladosporium sphaerospermum and its capability to attenuate ionizing radiation, was studied aboard the International Space Station (ISS) over a time of 30 days, as an analog to habitation on the surface of Mars,\u201d researchers explained in the abstract published in bioRxiv.<\/p>\n

The study found that the fungus can be grown in space.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the design of a subtle yet simple experimental setup, implemented as a small single payload, it could be shown that the melanized fungus C. sphaerospermum can be cultivated in LEO [Low Earth Orbit], while subject to the unique microgravity and radiation environment of the ISS,\u201d the researchers wrote. \u201cGrowth characteristics further suggested that the fungus not only adapts to but thrives on and shields against space radiation, in accordance with analogous Earth-based studies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other innovative research related to the Chernobyl disaster is taking place.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, for example, researchers at the UK\u2019s University of Sheffield announced the development of materials that they say could be used to help decommission nuclear reactor sites at Chernobyl and the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. The materials, developed with scientists in Ukraine, can simulate the Lava-like Fuel Containing Materials (LFCMs) that are obstructing decommissioning efforts at the nuclear disaster sites, the researchers say.<\/p>\n

\u201cLFCMs are a mixture of highly radioactive molten nuclear fuel and building materials that fuse together during a nuclear meltdown,\u201d the researchers explained in a statement. However, very few samples of the hazardous material are available to study, so the simulated material could help scientists plan future decommissioning efforts at nuclear sites.<\/p>\n

The research is published in the journal Nature Materials Degradation.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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