Frozen mouse sperm that spent 6 years in orbit used to conceive 8 healthy ‘space pups’

Healthy “space pups” had been born from freeze-dried mouse sperm that orbited the planet for almost six years aboard the International Space Station (ISS), in accordance to a brand new examine. 

That’s excellent news as a result of DNA-damaging radiation on the ISS is more than 100 times stronger than on Earth. Beyond the ISS, which continues to be shielded from some radiation by our planet’s magnetic area, radiation is even stronger. 

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