A Self-Replicating Radiation-Shield for Human Deep-Space Exploration: Radiotrophic Fungi can Attenuate Ionizing Radiation aboard the International Space Station

Graham K. Shunk; Xavier R. Gomez; Nils J. H. Averesch

doi:10.1101/2020.07.16.205534

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A Self-Replicating Radiation-Shield for Human Deep-Space Exploration: Radiotrophic Fungi can Attenuate Ionizing Radiation aboard the International Space Station

Graham K. Shunk, Xavier R. Gomez, Nils J. H. Averesch

doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534

Graham K. Shunk

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2North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Physics Department, Durham NC, United States

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Xavier R. Gomez

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3University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, United States

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Nils J. H. Averesch

4Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

5Universities Space Research Association, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States

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For correspondence: graham1118@gmail.com nils.averesch@uq.net.au

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Graham K. Shunk, Xavier R. Gomez, Nils J. H. Averesch

bioRxiv 2020.07.16.205534; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534

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