After 6 months in space, astronauts cannot walk. After a year, gene
expression patterns change permanently. The trip to Mars takes 7 months
one way.

The human body was never designed to get there.
Something else might be.

#SPCResearchSeries #GravityLimit #SpacePhysiology #MicrogravityEffects

This online event is part of the GL Brown Prize Lecture series, taking place on Wednesday 26 November at 15:00 – 16:00 GMT.

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This online event is part of the GL Brown Prize Lecture series, taking place on Wednesday 26 November at 15:00 – 16:00 GMT.

It is free to register. To discover more about #SpacePhysiology, book your spot by 24 November ➡️ buff.ly/f5AGNIV 2/2 🧵

Bluesky transfer made. Best place to find interesting articles is a repost. I'm a postdoc in the Functional Genomics Lab (fungenlab-ugent.be) at Ghent University (BE).
Working on

#organoids

#stemcell

#neuroscience

#RareDiseases

#SpaceOmics

#SpacePhysiology