Worms live in the universe

British scientists claim that they have successfully put 4,000 worms into space: not only are they healthy in their six-month mission, they also produce 24 generations while in orbit.

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The team - led by Dr. Nathaniel Szewczyk of Notthingham University, brought 4,000 worm Caenorhabditis elegans - biologically similar worms, to the International Space Station (ISS) to test the survivability of they are in a zero gravity environment.

The study is also aimed at understanding how astronauts are affected if they participate in long-running research missions on the universe, such as missions to Mars that last two years; as well as helping scientists understand more about diseases that cause muscle atrophy such as muscular dystrophy (MD).

Daily Mail on November 30 said that when studying the number of live worms that were brought back to Earth, Szewczyk team found that they have normal development, consumption and reproduction This opens up hope that humans can settle on other planets like Mars.

In 2009, Dr. Nathaniel Szewczyk's group also brought worms to the cosmic stars for four days but they froze before returning.