Mice In Space

Mice sent to the international space station returned with more muscle than they had when they arrived thanks to a new treatment.

Mice in space. Mice on earth may like running in wheels but mice in space apparently take advantage of the microgravity to run in circles by bouncing off the walls. Nasa is sending 40 genetically modified mice to space via this week s scheduled spacex dragon launch as part of its mighty mice in space experiment to investigate the possible effect of disabling. Its goal was to see if a protein called osteoprotegerin could keep mice from losing bone mass in space.

Muscle loss in space affects humans as well as mice and this new. In addition eight normal mice that received mighty mouse treatment in space returned to earth with dramatically bigger muscles. A new study of mice living aboard the.

Bateman was in charge of every aspect of an experiment that took months to piece together with nasa the biotechnology company amgen and other researchers. The treatment involves blocking a pair of proteins that typically. As nasa explains in a new blog post scientists sent a specially designed mouse habitat module to the international space station along with some of the furry little rodents.

Spacex falcon 9 launch from cape canaveral to send mighty mice to space. In december 2001 mice went on their first space odyssey. Scientists sent mighty mice to space to improve treatments back on earth.