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April 08, 2008

Gravity Pills?

The Colony Worlds blog notes advances in treating the physiological effects of low-gravity environments (New Drug May Help Counter Muscle Loss From Micro Gravity). This is important, since prolonged exposure to low-gravity environments has a detrimental effect on bones and muscles and will therefore be a medical issue for the lunar colonists, as they will have to acclimate to 1/6 of Earth's gravity.

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