{"id":419974,"date":"2022-03-22T21:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/humans-on-mars-may-feast-on-gene-edited-salad-to-stop-bones-breaking\/"},"modified":"2022-03-22T21:37:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:37:22","slug":"humans-on-mars-may-feast-on-gene-edited-salad-to-stop-bones-breaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/humans-on-mars-may-feast-on-gene-edited-salad-to-stop-bones-breaking\/","title":{"rendered":"#Humans on Mars may feast on gene-edited salad to stop bones breaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a360d172dc34\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/humans-on-mars-may-feast-on-gene-edited-salad-to-stop-bones-breaking\/#%E2%80%9CHumans_on_Mars_may_feast_on_gene-edited_salad_to_stop_bones_breaking%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Humans on Mars may feast on gene-edited salad to stop bones breaking&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHumans_on_Mars_may_feast_on_gene-edited_salad_to_stop_bones_breaking%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Humans on Mars may feast on gene-edited salad to stop bones breaking&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Genetically modified salad could be crucial to keeping the bones of humans on Mars healthy.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to researchers from the University of California who have added a human gene to regular lettuce.<\/p>\n<p>The gene-edited lettuce could help astronauts avoid osteoporosis, a disease which thins and weakens the bones so much that they can break.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say it can be grown in space from mini seeds.<\/p>\n<p>The human gene incorporated into the lettuce allows it to produce a hormone that helps with healthy bone formation.<\/p>\n<p>Weak bones are a problem humans will face in space because living in microgravity environments leads to a loss of bone mass.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists were able to take regular lettuce genes and modify them so they can produce the parathyroid hormone (PTH).<\/p>\n<p>Somen Nandi, of the University of California at Davis, said: \u201cAstronauts can carry transgenic (GM) seeds, which are very tiny \u2014 you can have a few thousand seeds in a vial about the size of your thumb \u2014 and grow them just like regular lettuce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey could use the plants to synthesize pharmaceuticals, such as PTH, on an as-required basis and then eat the plants.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mars-food-production.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"NASA plans to grow food on future spacecraft and on other planets as a food supplement for astronauts.\" class=\"wp-image-21615958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mars-food-production.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mars-food-production.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mars-food-production.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NASA plans to grow food on future spacecraft and on other planets as a food supplement for astronauts.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Astronauts have proven that they can grow lettuce on the International Space Station so growing lettuce on Mars could be possible.<\/p>\n<p>Space agencies\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4496164\/how-space-affects-human-body-anemia-heart-shrinking\/\">are well aware<\/a>\u00a0that time in space can weaken human bones and there\u2019s concern this could prevent long distance space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nasa website\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/bodyinspace\">explains<\/a>: \u201cNasa has learned that without Earth\u2019s gravity affecting the human body, weight-bearing bones lose on average\u00a01% to 1.5%\u00a0of mineral density per month during spaceflight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Astronauts on the International Space Station are ready to sample their harvest of a crop of &quot;Outredgeous&quot; red romaine lettuce from the Veggie plant growth system that tests hardware for growing vegetables and other plants in space.\" class=\"wp-image-21615971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Astronauts on the International Space Station are ready to sample their harvest of a crop of \u201cOutredgeous\u201d red romaine lettuce from the Veggie plant growth system that tests hardware for growing vegetables and other plants in space.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAfter returning to Earth, bone loss might not be completely corrected by rehabilitation; however, their risk for fracture is not higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s concern that bone loss could be worse on longer missions, like those planned for Mars.<\/p>\n<p>It could take 10 months to get to Mars and astronauts would need to do special exercises and take supplements to make sure their bones don\u2019t weaken.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nasa-florida-lettuce-lab-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"NASA's Matt Romeyn in the Veggie Lab of the Space Station Processing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-21615960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nasa-florida-lettuce-lab-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nasa-florida-lettuce-lab-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nasa-florida-lettuce-lab-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NASA\u2019s Matt Romeyn in the Veggie Lab of the Space Station Processing Facility at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Cory Huston\/NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The first growth test of crops in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station yielded great results.\" class=\"wp-image-21615962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/international-space-station-food-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The first growth test of crops in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station yielded great results.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A trip there and back with a landing stop could take about three years.<\/p>\n<p>To counteract the negative microgravity effects, astronauts would need to eat a lot of the salad.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers think they\u2019d need 380 grams, or about 8 cups, per day.<\/p>\n<p>As for the flavor of the space lettuce, no one is sure yet because it hasn\u2019t been deemed safe to try.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers hope to conduct more experiments with it and see if it can also help people with brittle bones here on Earth.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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