#195 Breakthrough in suspended animation; treatment using stem cells from umbilical cord; moon dust threat
Suspended animation - the stuff of science-fiction, or a real-world solution to surviving long voyages into deep space? Actually it’s neither, but researchers have now successfully induced hibernation in mice and rats, suggesting that the same may be possible for humans... The team explores what this could mean for…
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