Lunar Astronauts Could Eat “Moon Rice”
If we can learn to grow our own food in space, it’ll make surviving off Earth less challenging. While plants do grow in space, some genetic improvements are in order. Researchers have unveiled “Moon rice,” a genetically manipulated strain of rice that grows much shorter than even dwarf varieties of rice and could be grown reliably in space. They’re also simulating microgravity, constantly rotating the rice in all directions to see how it responds.