Using Plants, Astronauts Could Create Their Own Medicine
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Using Plants, Astronauts Could Create Their Own Medicine
A new pharmaceutical production method could allow astronauts on long space missions to "grow" fresh medicines on demand using plants. The work could also bring low-cost pharmaceutical production to resource-limited areas on Earth.
Astronauts participating in long-duration space missions will in the future be able to produce drugs directly on board their spacecraft. This is all thanks to scientists who have developed a method for extracting pharmaceutical substances from plants.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed a method that allows for the production of medicines from plants during space missions. The technique aims to increase the self-sufficiency of astronauts in explorations beyond low Earth orbit, where resupply is unfeasible. Self-sufficiency in space missions Self-sufficiency is a fundamental requirement for space missions operating far from Earth. Astronauts will need to…
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