UW's Boothby Receives NASA Grant to Study How Hardy Organisms Cope With Radiation Exposure in Space
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2022
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
Thomas Boothby, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of molecular biology, recently received a nearly $100,00 NASA grant to study the effects of long-term radiation on tardigrades and nematode worms in an effort to help better prepare astronauts for space flight.
By studying how the tiny creatures cope with acute and chronic exposure to ionizing radiation, Boothby h . . .
Thomas Boothby, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of molecular biology, recently received a nearly $100,00 NASA grant to study the effects of long-term radiation on tardigrades and nematode worms in an effort to help better prepare astronauts for space flight.
By studying how the tiny creatures cope with acute and chronic exposure to ionizing radiation, Boothby h . . .