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Vegetables grown in space are not harmful: Russian scientists

Moscow, Jan 31: Vegetables grown on board the International Space Station (ISS) can be consumed without fearing food poisoning, Russian scientists believe.Scientists have been studying "orbital-grown" vegetables, including Misuna, or Japanese Cabbage, for several years."The



"The samples of cabbage have been brought to Earth," said a spokesman for the Moscow-based Institute of Medical and Biological Problems.

"We have not detected any deviations in their biomass composition compared with cabbage grown on Earth."

"From a microbiological perspective, these samples were absolutely safe to consume," the scientist said.