Worms, wounds and outer space: This high schooler is headed to a prestigious science contest

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego high school senior is a finalist in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search competition for her research on how astronauts’ wounds might be able to heal. Leanne Fan, 18 ...

Houston, we have a problem: Study points to clotting glitch in space

A cut presumably draws blood anywhere in the universe, whether in an Earthly suburb or on some future interstellar voyage yet ...
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Scientists Build a Zero-Gravity Microscope and Successfully Test it on the ‘Vomit Comet’

Scientists have invented a low cost, zero-gravity microscope called FlightScope that successfully conducted experiments on ...
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Microgravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking weightlessness could help researchers develop treatments

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cancer cells are more hardy in the low-gravity conditions of space. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images Plus As space travel gains ...
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Expedition 74 advances muscle, vein, and respiratory research aboard the International Space Station

Expedition 74 crew members conduct muscle, vein, and respiratory studies aboard the International Space Station to examine microgravity’s effects on blood flow, exercise response, and cardiovascular ...
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Is There Zero Gravity On The ISS? Here's How It Works

You may have heard people say that aboard the International Space Station (ISS) there's "zero gravity," but in fact, gravity is still very much present. The station orbits Earth at an altitude of ...
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Beer in space: UF/IFAS researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation

A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. While the concept may initially sound trivial, it has ...
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Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — don't necessarily behave the same way on our home planet. To better ...