Spaceflight could alter behaviour of human microbiome, bobtail squid study suggests

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Source: Joseph Emhof

Microgravity changes how effectively symbiotic bacteria colonise the light organ of the bobtail squid, according to a new study which has implications for how the human microbiome may respond to spaceflight.

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