Liquid living worms survive space

BBC Science & Environment 30 Nov

The result, published in a Royal Society journal, means worm colonies can be established on space stations without the need for researchers to tend to them.

The recent mission saw Dr Szewczyk's worms return to Earth with the space shuttle Discovery after 6 months in orbit. It was the longest time worms have survived and been recovered, he said.

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