Measuring Mutation in Cosmonauts
In Vivo
: No Evidence that the Space Environment is Mutagenic
1999-01-2174
The biological effects of ionizing radiation in space has been the subject of considerable concern even before humans actually began the exploration of space. Advances in Biotechnology now make it possible to monitor mutations in humans. Here we report the study of five Russian cosmonauts with considerable space flight experience and four trainees. Although the levels of mutation in these subjects were higher than observed in age-matched Western controls, no significant difference in either mutant frequency nor mutational specificity was observed. We conclude that Low Earth Orbit radiation does not produce detectable levels of mutation in human subjects.
Citation: Glickman,, B., Walsh,, D., Curry, J., Khaidakov, M. et al., "Measuring Mutation in Cosmonauts In Vivo: No Evidence that the Space Environment is Mutagenic," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2174, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2174. Download Citation
Author(s):
Barry W. Glickman,, David Walsh,, John Curry, Mogamed Khaidakov, Alan Mortimer
Pages: 6
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Radiation
Biological sciences
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