Non-mutant mice sired from space sperm boost hope of cosmic human conception

Enlarge (credit: Georges Méliès) To ensure the long-term survival of humankind, we might as well shoot for the Moon. In 2013, Japanese researchers did just that by launching freeze-dried mouse sperm into space. The goal was to see if mammalian swimmers can maintain their spunk amid harsh cosmic radiation—which they’ll undoubtedly have to endure for […]