NASA researchers will send more than 100 baby squid and 5 thousand microscopic animals to the ISS. These
Experiments are supposed to help scientistsunderstand the consequences of space travel. Cubs of squid will be used as part of research on the effects of space travel on beneficial interactions between microbes and animals. It is important that the immune system of squid is similar to that of a human.
NASA notes that the experiment will help develop protective measures to preserve the health of astronauts during long space flights.
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“Animals, including humans, rely onmicrobes to support a healthy digestive and immune system. We don't fully understand how space flight changes these beneficial interactions, ”said Jamie Foster, the experiment's principal investigator.
She added that the squid will be able to solve "important questions in the field of animal health." Before returning to Earth, the squid will be frozen.
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