The radiosynthesizing Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbiologist ’Ekaterina Dadachova suggested such fungi could serve as a food…

The radiosynthesizing Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbiologist ‘Ekaterina Dadachova suggested such fungi could serve as a food supply and source of radiation protection for interplanetary astronauts, who would be exposed to cosmic rays’ https://t.co/1Tq2zlv8Zr

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