NASA experiments show how astronaut’s genes changed in space

Living in space for one year can change a lot about a person, including their DNA. 

For NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, his year spent living and working on the International Space Station made him more of an environmentalist and gave him a view of our planet that most people will never see in person. 

But beyond those shifts in perspective, Kelly’s body may have changed in other ways.

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According to preliminary data released by NASA, Kelly’s genes, fine motor skills, microbiome and other aspects of his body were altered during the 340 days he spent in orbit from 2015 to 2016. Read more…

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