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Duckweed is an incredible, radiation-fighting astronaut food – and by changing how it is grown, we made it better

  • Written by Barbara Demmig-Adams, Professor of Plant Ecology and Molecular Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe tiny floating duckweed plant is uniquely suited to meet the nutritional needs of astronauts.Dr. Jared J. Stewart, CC BY-ND

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