NEWS 9: The first generation of 'space' mice is born.

- Japanese scientists have raised in vitro specimens from sperm preserved for almost 300 days in space
- Research shows that reproduction of mammals from sexual cells conserved in the space is viable

Between August 2013 and May 2014, a team of Japanese researchers sent samples of mouse spermatozoa to the ISS for keaping it during 288 days. Once they were returned to the Earth, they were compared with others of the same type preserved in our planet over the same period with similar conditions.
Does it preserve the similar characteristic as the sperm preserved in the Earth? The results show that the reproduction of healthy mammals from spermatozoa preserved in space is perfectly viable.

What did it change? A slightly higher deterioration in the DNA of samples preserved in space.

An important observation?They have presented a balanced number of male and female specimens.

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