Animals Born In Space Have A Hard Time Adjusting To Life On Earth
According to recent studies, returning from space is rather strange for many creatures. Initially, this was tested with jellyfish born on the ISS. The original project was intended to see long term zero gravity on developing animals. However, scientists observed that jellyfish taken back to Earth had a hard time adjusting to the gravity. Instead of moving in their predictable patterns, jellyfish had hard time moving around. This is an important discovery because in the future we may have babies born on spaceships. Having a undeveloped sense of direction and balance can be a big problem for our future space-fairing generation. The organ responsible for our sense or balance is located in our ears. If born in space however, this organ will remain undeveloped, making humans unsuitable for new planets.
Hi Vasil, thank you for sharing. I want point out by the time we get to efficient space travelling, the technology for artificial gravity would most likely be developed. But, I think that this research will lead us in the right direction for space travel in the future. What's your take on this research? Do you think it's worth it?
ReplyDeleteThats really interesting, I wonder how other animals react to gravity. How would mammals react differently to other marine animals. This research field may help in the future when we are going to want to expand and go on other planets.
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