Astronaut’s DNA No Longer Matches His Identical Twin’s After Year Spent in Space

Astronaut’s DNA No Longer Matches His Identical Twin’s After Year Spent in Space

  • March 15, 2018
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Astronaut’s DNA No Longer Matches His Identical Twin’s After Year Spent in Space

Spending a year in space not only changes your outlook, it transforms your genes. Preliminary results from NASA’sTwins Studyreveal that 7% of astronaut Scott Kelly’s genes did not return to normal after hisreturn to Earthtwo years ago.

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