Space-raised flies show weakened immunity to fungus
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 17:20
in Biology & Nature
Venturing into space might be a bold adventure, but it may not be good for your immune system. Now a study by researchers at the University of California, Davis and published Jan. 24 in the journal PLOS ONE shows how growing up on the Space Shuttle weakened a key arm of the immune system in Drosophila flies.