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Thursday, June 4, 2009

NASA to Study People Laying Useless for Weeks

Filed under: Space Medicine


NASA is gathering volunteers for an experimental trial to observe the effects of staying in bed for long periods on healthy individuals. The idea is to examine the effects of micro gravity in preparation for potential human flights to Mars and maybe even somewhere beyond. As a participant, you'd find yourself with time to write a book or read a couple hundred of them, master your favorite video games, or browse all those pages on the internet you haven't gotten to yet. No word on whether any catheters will be used during the study.

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Study link: BedRestStudy

(hat tip: Gizmodo)

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That describes me right now. I'm actually doing pretty much the same thing as the guy in the picture while typing this... I've got injuries from the gym, that's why.


Posted by: vv111y
on June 7, 2009 10:00 AM GMT

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