Saturday, May 23, 2015

Roundworms have the Right Stuff


Source - NASA Science News for May 23, 2015

The common roundworm shares a surprising amount of genetic material with humans - enough, in fact, to make them good substitutes for astronauts in low-gravity medical studies.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2015/23may_roundworms/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8wVRZwL_Qc&feature=youtu.be



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