How altered gravity changes plants and helps design the food of the future?
On Friday, November 21, 2025, at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University, a lecture was held by Prof. Paweł Paśko from the Department of Bromatology, UJ CM, titled “How altered gravity changes plants and helps design the food of the future?” as part of the Copernicus Festival: Kampus event. cfk.uj.edu.pl
The audience had the opportunity to learn about the results of research on plants under conditions of altered gravity — both in microgravity simulators and during suborbital experiments. These results indicate that plants in such conditions may grow differently, react surprisingly to stress, and produce different amounts of bioactive compounds.
Such research, conducted at the Faculty of Pharmacy, UJ CM — combining bromatology, pharmacy, astrobiology / phytochemistry, space technology, and human nutrition — can serve as inspiration for creating the food of the future: healthier, more personalized, adapted to the needs of modern humans, and also — potentially — supporting human health.
