In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves. Bone cells readjust their behaviors—the cells that build new bone slow down, while the cells that break down old or damaged bone tissue keep operating at their normal pace so that breakdown outpaces growth, producing weaker and more […]
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ISS Research, General, Human Research Program, Humans in Space, International Space Station (ISS)
Posted on
December 1, 2023
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