Astronauts Remove Embryos From Nine Mice
Reuters
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia removed embryos from nine mice Sunday as they orbited Earth on a mission to probe the brain and nervous system.
Astronauts Dave Williams and Jay Buckey Jr., working with gloved hands inside a special box, anesthetized and dissected the mice.
Columbia’s seven astronauts, as well as 2,000 creatures, are serving as test subjects for a $99-million research program to study the effects of space travel.
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