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Hibernating for Deep Spaceflight with Ryan Sprenger
StarTalk Radio
The Resilience of Hibernators: Insights into Radiation Protection
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This chapter explores how hibernating animals exhibit unique resilience to radiation, highlighting research that shows their enhanced protection against gamma radiation. It discusses various adaptive mechanisms, including the role of natural antioxidants and metabolic reductions during hibernation, and ponders the evolutionary implications of these traits regarding radiation resistance. Additionally, the chapter considers the potential for studying hibernation in space as a solution to challenges faced in long-duration missions, as well as insights into Madagascar's unique lemurs and their physiological adaptations.
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