Why an Abu Dhabi startup wants to send quinoa seeds into space

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Growing seeds in space is the goal of the Abu Dhabi-based venture StarLab Oasis,

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a subsidiary of the Texan company Nanoracks,

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in order to create plant kinds that can endure on a less favourable Earth.

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Plants find it difficult to determine which way to grow when the Earth's gravitational force is absent,

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and they are also subjected to cosmic radiation. This can cause seeds to mutate,

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leading to the development of new, more resilient or fruitful plant kinds

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such as drought-resistant crops that can tolerate salinity.

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