Episode 24 | Astronauts, Microbiomes, and the Ultimate Diet
Host, Eleni Koursari, interviews Smriti Arora & Nitika Bhambri, from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India, about their 2022 Article Award-winning paper from FEMS Microbiology Letters: “A designer diet layout for astronauts using a microbiome mediated approach”. In this podcast, we learn about how the microbiome of astronauts is affected during space missions. The authors also propose several methods for promoting resilient microbiota for space travel.