Genetically Engineered Humans for Space?

Let’s face it. The way we’re treating the Earth, we’re going to need a new home, likely very soon. Stephen Hawking has even warned us to abandon Earth or face extinction. So because we’re turning our current home into an increasingly hostile environment, we’re forcing ourselves to figure out how to live in the most hostile environment. To help us, can science genetically engineer humans to live in space? 

DNews explores the latest science behind this topic: 

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