[ExI] Chernobyl fungus could shield astronauts from cosmic radiation

[Anton Sherwood]

On 2020-12-14 05:08, sparge via extropy-chat wrote:
> https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/radiation-on-mars-fungus
>   * The results of the study suggest that a thin layer of the fungus
>     could serve as an effective shield against cosmic radiation for
>     astronauts.

Is anyone else reminded of Cordwainer Smith, "Scanners Live in Vain"?

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