A new artificial intelligence and quantum computing centre has been launched in North West England, thanks to a £210 million investment from the Government and IBM to help cement the UK’s status as a science superpower.
Worms on a Mission to Research Muscle Loss in Space
On Thursday, 3rd June, hundreds of tiny worms are being flown to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment to understand more about human muscle loss and how to prevent it.
Funded by the UK Space Agency, a team of scientists led by scientists from Nottingham and Exeter University, with hardware designed by Oxford-based Kayser Space, aims to determine the causes of muscle changes during spaceflight and find ways to mitigate these biological changes.
Discovering more about muscle loss in space will expand our understanding of how ageing affects our muscles; this could lead to more effective therapies and new treatments for muscular dystrophies here on Earth.
Elon Musk sends hundreds of British worms to SPACE in bizarre ISS experiment
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
16:40, 4 Jun 2021
BRITISH worms have been blasted into space – as part of a study into muscle loss.
Hundreds of microscopic wrigglers lifted off from Florida on Thursday onboard a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station.
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The UK Space Agency has blasted hundreds of microscopic worms into space
The research team behind the project aims to uncover the causes of muscle changes during spaceflight, and work out how to prevent them.
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