Chinese scientists found human reproductive cells struggle to differentiate in space, but their research offers insights for overcoming biological challenges beyond Earth.
The study was published in 'Science Advances'
Jul 18, 2026
05:45 pm
What's the storyA team of Chinese scientists has found that the process of human reproduction in space is not as easy as one might think.
The researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics and Tsinghua University studied how human reproductive cells differentiate in microgravity environments.
Researchers use China’s Tianzhou spacecraft missions since 2017 to study how microgravity and space radiation can affect biology.
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