Funded by the Canadian Space Agency, research shows that astronauts have reduced immunity while in space. After monitoring 14 astronauts aboard the ISS — and taking blood samples before, during and after respective missions — it was shown that gene expressions changed in the astronauts and ultimately weakened the immune system when exposed to zero-gravity. Global’s Katherine Ward reports.
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Does zero-gravity negatively impact astronauts’ immune system? Canadian Space Agency says so
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