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Astronaut-on-a-chip: Multi-organ tissue chips simulate space radiation's impact on human health

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Researchers from Columbia University simulates effects of space radiation here on Earth to determine its impact on human physiology using multi-organ tissue chips.

Their work documents the differential effects seen in tissues after acute and prolonged radiation exposure and identifies multiple genes of interest that could help inform the development of future radioprotective agents.

Study appears in Advanced Science .

"Further, this study sets the stage for the establishment of individualized 'astronaut on chip' platforms that may give insight into astronaut-specific responses to radiation and radiation countermeasures." More information: Daniel Naveed Tavakol et al, Modeling the Effects of Protracted Cosmic Radiation in a Human OrganonChip Platform, Advanced Science ( 2024 ). DOI: 10.1002 /advs.202401415 Provided by National Institutes of HealthThis story was originally published on Phys.org . Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates..

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