Mice display altered immune system following spaceflight
Friday, December 7, 2018 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
Based on examinations of mice that had been on board the Bion-M1 biosatellite, new research demonstrates that the outer space environment impairs the production of B lymphocytes, the white blood cells responsible for antibody production. The study also shows that such adverse effects persist at least one week after returning to Earth.