Can We Genetically Engineer Humans for Space?

Traveling far distances in space is difficult, but advances in jet propulsion and genetics are making it possible. Trace is joined by Dr. Kiki Sanford to discuss how by altering the genes in our own bodies, we can make ourselves more fit to survive on other planets! Follow Kiki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drkiki Check out her website: http://www.about.me/drkiki/ Read More: The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog First Synthetic Yeast Chromosome Revealed http://www.nature.com/news/first-synthetic-yeast-chromosome-revealed-1.14941 "It took geneticist Craig Venter 15 years and US $40 million to synthesize the genome of a bacterial parasite. Today, an academic team made up mostly of undergraduate students reports the next leap in synthetic life: the redesign and production of a fully functional chromosome from the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Reworking the Human Genome So People Can Colonize Other Planets http://phys.org/news/2014-03-reworking-human-genome-people-colonize.html "If you haven't thought about reworking the human genome so people can colonize other planets, don't worry. Plenty of people are on it." Genes and Galaxies http://hms.harvard.edu/news/genetics/genes-and-galaxies-3-27-14 "Scientists of many stripes have been figuring out what barriers would keep us from calling distant, inhospitable galactic real estate "home" if—or when, depending on your point of view— we damage the Earth enough to face extinction." Watch More: Real Evidence of Life on Mars? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLRSHzxIotY TestTube Wild Card http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-462-cool-sound-waves?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT Proving the Big Bang Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=becPAiAmFNo ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq