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Cancer cells are more hardy in the low-gravity conditions of space. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Microgravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking weightlessness could help researchers develop treatments

Sai Deepika Reddy Yaram, West Virginia University and Soumya Srivastava, West Virginia University

Cells function differently under low gravity conditions. Rather than send lab samples to space, researchers are developing Earth-bound tools to more easily study microgravity’s effects on biology.

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