Could Nigeria’s beloved #egusi seeds fuel the next generation of astronauts? That’s what #space scientists wanted to discover. Searching for an alternative to the ultra-processed, freeze-dried meals #astronauts currently rely on, they sent the seeds into space. Now, after 7 days in orbit, the seeds will be studied to see if they’d be suitable space grub - and for genetic changes that could make them more useful to farmers on Earth. This process is known as space-breeding, or space mutogenesis -