Microgravity experiments may help lighten the load of joint diseases
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
Going into space might wreak havoc on our bodies, but a new set of microgravity experiments may help shed light on new approaches for treating cartilage diseases on Earth. A team of scientists suggests that our cartilage--tissue that serves as a cushion between bones--might be able to survive microgravity relatively unscathed.