Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
"Fireworks in space" happen to the human body when outside the earth's atmosphere and the effect of gravity. There are thousands of changes as the body quickly adapts to space. One being, telomeres expand rather than contract.
Christopher Mason who is the Genome British Columbia, Dr. Don Rix Distinguished Keynote Speaker shared his mission, a 500 year project to re-engineer the human body to survive on long term missions in space.
"Fireworks in space" happen to the human body when outside the earth's atmosphere and the effect of gravity. There are thousands of changes as the body quickly adapts to space. One being, telomeres expand rather than contract.
Christopher Mason who is the Genome British Columbia, Dr. Don Rix Distinguished Keynote Speaker shared his mission, a 500 year project to re-engineer the human body to survive on long term missions in space.
