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by Amorymeltzer 3935 days ago
The radiation difference was one I was particularly interested in - fielded a question on it at Bio.SE http://biology.stackexchange.com/a/10084/4101 - but it's a good example of why this is important to study. Just as we saw with heart attacks, where females exhibit different signs and symptoms than males, this kind of study can drastically change our expectations as we look toward longer-term space flight.