Scientists intend to reveal the secret of the aging of the body after studying the muscles sent to space. This is reported by the edition of Sky News.
Specialists of the Liverpool University intend to send fragments of human sobs into space to analyze the influence of weightlessness on the human body. Muscle cells with rice grain will be in special containers printed on a 3D printer. Sending a cargo from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS) will be held on Tuesday, December 21.
An experienced sample will be located on earthly orbit until January 2022. All this time, a small current that stimulates the reduction of tissues will be supplied through the muscle fragment. Scientists believe that in space there is a process similar to the aging of the body, which is why the muscles weaken. In the study, specialists will help a similar laboratory sample of human tissue.
“Each cosmonaut, located on the ISS, trains at least 2.5 hours every day, and despite this, loses a fairly significant number of muscles,” said Professor Malcolm Jackson (Malcolm Jackson). The study can explain the nuances of aging and suggest how to slow down this process.
It is specified that the experiment equipment was manufactured by Kayser Space from Oxfordshire. It will ensure the preservation of the samples and protect against temperature and overload drops. The study was financed by the UK Space Agency (UKSA), which allocated 12 million pounds or about 1.17 billion rubles.
In mid-December, Russian scientists found out how to maintain muscle functions in weightlessness and deal with atrophy. Experts proposed to stimulate muscles with the injection of L-Name – NO-synthase enzyme inhibitor.