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Why Future Humans Will Struggle to Get Pregnant in Space
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Why Future Humans Will Struggle to Get Pregnant in Space
Sperm cells have been taking a beating lately. I just recently wrote about how sperm cells are getting absolutely hammered by diets high in ultra-processed foods. Today, we get word via a research paper published in Communications Biology by scientists at the University of Adelaide, that the microgravity of space travel might baffle the heck out of human sperm. The study used a device called a clinostat to simulate microgravity on Earth, essenti…
A recent study recently published in Communications Biology, conducted by a group of researchers from the University of Adelaide, analyzed the effect of simulated microgravity on the reproduction of mammals using human sperm, mouse and pigs
How does microgravity disorient sperm?
Sperm may get ‘lost’ in microgravity Several studies summarized in the provided stories point to a consistent biological problem for reproduction in space: when sperm are exposed to microgravity, their ability to navigate toward an egg appears to worsen. In experiments simulating space conditions,…
While visionaries like Elon Musk are planning to build cities of one million inhabitants on Mars in a few decades, a major biological obstacle could slow down these ambitions: reproduction. A new study conducted by Dr. Nicole McPherson of Adelaide University reveals that without the gravity of the earth, sperms lose their sense of [...]
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