Woman's Weekly (UK)

Weightless­ness in space is safe

TRUE OR FALSE?

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False: Weightless­ness is known to cause long-term loss of muscle and bone mass, as there’s no weight load on the back and leg muscles. Also, a recent experiment suggests it increases DNA damage from space radiation. The inaccuracy of DNA copying, causing errors and subsequent cancer risks, doubled during simulated weightless­ness.

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