Reproduction Abstracts

Sustaining life beyond earth either on space stations or other planets will require a clear understanding of how the environment in space affects key phases of mammalian reproduction. However, because of the difficulty of conducting such experiments in live animals, most studies on reproduction in space have thus far been carried out in species such as fish or amphibians. Mammalian embryos can only be cultured for a few days and could pose technical challenges for the astronau...