Mar 19, 2024 11:27 am
Dr Dituri's goal was to research a type of medicine that can help deliver oxygen to the human body under high pressures by helping it to grow new blood vessels.
He claimed a lot of areas of his health improved following the 100-day mission, including longer telomeres - structures on chromosomes that are often linked to extending life.
"So, my telomeres lengthened. I actually got younger when I was under the water."