Chernobyl fungus could shield astronauts from cosmic radiationbigthink.com 1 pointkarimford5 years agodiscussSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−hinkley5yI’m not clear why it wouldn’t be easier to line the ship with melanin. You’d be able to make a denser layer than with the fungus, even dried and compressed. And you could incorporate some of it into the structure, reducing the weight penalty.
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I’m not clear why it wouldn’t be easier to line the ship with melanin. You’d be able to make a denser layer than with the fungus, even dried and compressed. And you could incorporate some of it into the structure, reducing the weight penalty.