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Medicine in space

Berlin's Charité university hospital started a remarkable experiment in space. On the International Space Station (ISS) scientists launched a mini-laboratory. Just the size of an mp3 player the laboratory is nevertheless a powerful tool. A sensor monitors important body functions and helps astronauts cope with physical stress resulting from working under zero gravity conditions. Results from this “medical rocket science” are expected to be used on earth as well, for instance during hospital operations or for monitoring babies in incubators.