Space Travel and Synthetic Biology

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Space Travel and Synthetic Biology

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Nov 21, 2014

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We can't carry everything we need for long space missions. Could synthetic biology help us produce stuff like biopolymers, drugs or even food? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Nov 21, 2014

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