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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Of the four mice that participated in the recent mission aboard the Chinese space station, one female successfully gave birth to healthy offspring on Earth, according to the Center for Space Utilization (CSU) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
On October 31, four mice launched into space aboard the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft. Upon arrival at the space station, they were placed in a special facility. Two weeks later, they returned to Earth.
After returning, one of the females became pregnant and gave birth to nine cubs on December 10th, six of which survived, which is considered normal. Researchers note that the mother is nursing the cubs normally, and they appear active and healthy.
"This mission demonstrated that short-term spaceflights do not impair the reproductive performance of mice," said Wang Hongmei, a researcher at the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It also provides invaluable samples for studying the effects of the space environment on the early stages of mammalian development.
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