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Russia’s Bion-M No 2 biosatellite sends rats, fruit flies to space: The mission and its significance

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Russia’s Bion-M No 2 is a unique biosatellite which aims to examine how life responds to space. After about 30 days, the biosatellite will return to Earth, parachuting down in Kazakhstan. Some of the animals will be studied immediately to see how their organs, brains, and DNA were affected.

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