# Plant Telomeres in Space with Borja Barbero Barcenilla (GotG59)

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Podcast: [Gardeners of the Galaxy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gardeners-of-the-galaxy-744695)
Published: 2024-06-28T07:59:00+00:00
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## Resource

Our Mission Specialist for this episode is the wonderful Borja Barbero Barcenilla, who is talking about what happens to plant telomeres in space. Borja and I had a brilliant chat about his breathtaking research, including an upcoming flight experiment, a special mutant Arabidopsis strain, and the sci-fi experience of putting your plants into a particle accelerator. And if you’ve ever wondered what plant a Spaniard would choose to take into space, well… you won’t want to miss it! Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: MIssion Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.

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