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How can biotechnology innovations contribute to sustainable life support systems and human habitation in future space missions ?
Future space missions’ life support systems and human habitation can be greatly improved by advances in biotechnology. Such crops may also be engineered to recycle waste and generate oxygen, thus leading toward a closed-loop ecosystem. In addition, synthetic biology developments have potential for oRead more
Future space missions’ life support systems and human habitation can be greatly improved by advances in biotechnology. Such crops may also be engineered to recycle waste and generate oxygen, thus leading toward a closed-loop ecosystem.
In addition, synthetic biology developments have potential for on-site production of necessary materials like bio-plastics and medicines thereby reducing the need for resupply missions. Microbial bioreactors can turn waste into other useful resources such as water and nutrients which are very important for long-term space habitation.
Moreover, biotechnology is essential in health surveillance through development of portable diagnostic tools and personalized medicine. With these inventions, it will be possible to monitor crew health during long-duration spaceflights.
As a whole, such technology brings together the various aspects of food provision, recycling of refuse material, resource creation and sustenance of well-being; thus making it an indispensable part of sustainable human living in space.
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