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We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale

By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Rebecca Allen, Co-Director Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology

The mushrooms lived in space for over a month – and could be key to the health of astronauts in the future.

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