In 1995, Nasa sent 30 fertilised Japanese quail eggs to the Mir space station for 16 days; abnormalities developed in more than four times as many embryos as compared with the Earth ones
- Image Credit: AI GeneratedIn 1995, a batch of fertilised Japanese quail eggs travelled from Earth to space station ‘Mir’ as part of an experiment designed to answer a question that, ‘can embryos develop normally without the pull of gravity.
- ’ 30 eggs were incubated aboard the station for 16 days before their developing embryos were preserved for examination on Earth.
- According to Nasa astronaut Shannon Lucid’s account of the mission, abnormalities appeared at more than four times the rate seen in the Earth-based control group.
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- Image Credit: AI GeneratedIn 1995, a batch of fertilised Japanese quail eggs travelled from Earth to space station ‘Mir’ as part of an experiment designed to answer a question that, ‘can embryos develop normally without the pull of gravity.
- ’ 30 eggs were incubated aboard the station for 16 days before their developing embryos were preserved for examination on Earth.
- According to Nasa astronaut Shannon Lucid’s account of the mission, abnormalities appeared at more than four times the rate seen in the Earth-based control group.
Sources: Times of India