Flowing on ISS “bioekipa” from flies will help reproductiveness of Russian men

The Russian Bioekhipal Flowing in Cosmos from Muh Drozofil can help develop a means to increase the reproductive function in men. About this told RIA Novosti Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, head of the biophysics laboratory Cells of the Institute of Medical Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Irina Ogneva.

According to her, 10 pairs of larvae flies were sent to space, which hatched on the third day of the flight, they grave and gave offspring. About 500-600 flies in four test tubes returned to Earth.

Earlier in October Cosmonaut, scientist, Deputy Director of the Institute of Medical Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Oleg Kotov, said that Oleg Novitsky, Actress Julia Peresildo and Director Klim Shipenko, was entered during the Film-Shipgea. The scientist said that, together with the film designer, the “bioekipge” from Muh-Drozofil returned to Earth. According to Kotov, insects were in orbit 12 days.

/Media reports.