Drug That Bulked Up Mice In Space Might Someday Help Astronauts Make Long Voyages

The mouse on the right has been engineered to have four times the muscle mass of a normal lab mouse. A drug to achieve the same effect was recently tested in space.

An experiment involving some “mighty mice” on the International Space Station could someday help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength on interplanetary journeys.

(Image credit: Se-Jin Lee/PLOS One)




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Source: NPR Space News