Scientists at Mahidol University are studying the durability of #watermeal, the smallest flowering #plant on Earth, in extreme gravity conditions to determine its suitability for future #space missions. Watermeal, an aquatic plant found in #Asia, could potentially serve as a staple #food for #astronauts due to its high #protein content and #oxygen production through #photosynthesis. Initial experiments conducted in #microgravity showed promising results, and further tests under strong #gravity conditions are being carried out at the European Space Agency's Large Diameter Centrifuge.

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