The Beating Heart, Minus Gravity
Friday, July 10, 2009 - 01:28
in Astronomy & Space
When astronauts travel through space, the human heart loses something it needs: the Earthly pull of gravity. Is this a problem? NASA is launching a new study to find out.
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