Russia plans to incubate quail eggs at the space station
Russia plans to send quail eggs and an incubator to the International Space Station (ISS) next year to study embryo development, Vladimir Sychev, deputy scientific director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said.
"The device for studying embryo formation has been specially created for space. It includes a centrifuge, which means that the process of embryo formation will be shown both in artificial gravity and in weightlessness," said Vladimir Sychev.
According to scientists, many questions have been raised in the past year to address the issue of egg development in space.
"Since this process requires the use of formaldehyde, the equipment must ensure absolute safety for astronauts," said Vladimir Sychev.
The eggs and incubator are expected to be delivered to the space station in 2021, Sychev said.
"According to the plan, this device was supposed to be delivered to the ISS this year, but now it is postponed to next year, because it is related to the launch of the new Russian module called "Nauka" - he further explained.
