Some special bacteria are helping with a project that overlaps between science and fashion, and their help will require a trip to orbit, where they will be dealing with the increased radiation that exists above the protective bubble of our atmosphere. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The project, which is called Pigmented Space Pioneers, aims to use the dyes produced by certain bacteria to color fabric. This would not only create biodegradable and sustainable dyes, but also fabric that can absorb and alert when it is exposed to too much radiation by simply changing color.

The application for space is quite obvious. Without the protection of our planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere, astronauts are exposed to a much hig

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