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
The tiny floating duckweed plant is uniquely suited to meet the nutritional needs of astronauts.Dr. Jared J. Stewart, CC BY-NDThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
What’s the big idea?
Current industrialized food systems were optimized for a single goal – growing the maximum amount of food for the least...