After almost six years on the space station, frozen mouse sperm produces healthy pups - CNET

After spending almost six years on the station, the freeze-dried sperm were returned to Earth in a SpaceX cargo capsule in 2019 and used to breed litters of healthy "space pups." ... Read More

Mouse sperm stored on ISS produces healthy young ‘Space pups’

Japanese researchers found mouse sperm exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation for nearly six years produced a large brood of healthy, unremarkable "space pups." Their study was published on Friday ... Read More

Healthy Space Pup Mice Born From Sperm Stored on ISS | Digital Trends

Healthy mice — charmingly referred to as “space pups” — have been born from sperm that was freeze-dried before spending nearly six years on the International Space Station (ISS ... Read More

Could mouse sperm orbiting Earth be the future of humanity? - Yahoo

And he and his team pioneered a freeze-drying method used to send mouse sperm to the ISS, where it was stored in a freezer for up to six years. ... sperm could stay viable for 200 years in space. Read More

Freeze-dried sperm: The future of space colonies is being tested on the ISS - Inverse

“A total of 168 pups were born from sperm stored in space for 6 years, all of which had normal appearance and no abnormalities were found in comprehensive gene expression analysis,” says Wakayama. Read More

Mouse sperm survives in space, but could human babies?

Miami - Freeze-dried mouse sperm that spent nine months in space has been used to produce healthy rodent offspring back on Earth, Japanese researchers said this week. But could the same hold true for ... Read More

Could mouse sperm orbiting Earth be the future of humanity? - MSN

From that study, they determined that freeze-dried sperm could stay viable for 200 years in space. Although that’s impressive, Wakayama says it’s “absolutely not long enough for our future.” ... Read More

Could mouse sperm orbiting Earth be the future of humanity?

Now, freeze-dried mouse sperm, stored aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in a radiation protection box, could help give us a better understanding of mammals’ ability to procreate off ... Read More

Could mouse sperm orbiting Earth be the future of humanity?

From that study, they determined that freeze-dried sperm could stay viable for 200 years in space. Although that’s impressive, Wakayama says it’s “absolutely not long enough for our future.” ... Read More

Could mouse sperm orbiting Earth be the future of humanity?

This photo taken in September 2020 shows a mouse (middle) born from sperm preserved for six years in space, or a "space mouse." The slightly smaller mice in the front and back are the offspring of ... Read More