One giant leap for Gerbil-kind [Archive]

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Mark

15-09-2007, 21:25

Not mice (Hitchhikers), or rats (wonder who I was thinking of there ;)), but Cosmonaut Gerbils...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6996671.stm

:eek: (or should that be :eep: ?) :)

Dissection on their return, however, makes me sad. :(

Tak

15-09-2007, 21:37

Dissection on their return, however, makes me sad. :(

Me too - I hope they run away - eat a scientists finger - all to check on bloody "salt exchange mechanisms" :(

SidewinderINC

16-09-2007, 00:37

I'm all for animal testing IF it serves a good purpose. (Don't hurt me)

This doesn't seem like it will acomplish much - finding out how salt exchange mechanisms work in gerbils at zero gravity really isnt going to answer how travelling to mars will affect us.