Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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In space we can finally get away from pesky flies landing in our drinks! But before we can live off-Earth full time, sending flies into orbit is helping us study how space affects our human hearts and immune systems.
Hosted by: Hank Green
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nature.com/articles/laban.451
nasa.gov/ames/fruit-fly-lab
theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/07/fruit-fly-fascination-nobel-prizes-genetics
space.com/20648-animals-in-space-history-infographic.html
nature.com/articles/s41526-019-0091-2
medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000821.htm
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26846
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015361
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0086485
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/fruit_fly
sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/heat-shock-response
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/drosophila-containers-and-platforms
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1040
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/fruit-fly-lab
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1662
eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/sbpm-ffr112320.php
cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(20)31434-0
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1774
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/fruit-fly-lab-03-spacex-14
Images:
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/suni_iss_tour.html
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/videos/index.html
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/fruit-fly-lab-03-spacex-14
This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: biglink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out the “For Your Love" music video here: youtu.be/YGjjvd34Cvc.
In space we can finally get away from pesky flies landing in our drinks! But before we can live off-Earth full time, sending flies into orbit is helping us study how space affects our human hearts and immune systems.
Hosted by: Hank Green
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
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Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/scishow
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:
Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Jb Taishoff, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, LehelKovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer
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Sources:
nature.com/articles/laban.451
nasa.gov/ames/fruit-fly-lab
theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/07/fruit-fly-fascination-nobel-prizes-genetics
space.com/20648-animals-in-space-history-infographic.html
nature.com/articles/s41526-019-0091-2
medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000821.htm
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26846
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015361
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0086485
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/fruit_fly
sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/heat-shock-response
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/drosophila-containers-and-platforms
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1040
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/fruit-fly-lab
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1662
eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/sbpm-ffr112320.php
cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(20)31434-0
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1774
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/fruit-fly-lab-03-spacex-14
Images:
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/suni_iss_tour.html
nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/videos/index.html
nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/fruit-fly-lab-03-spacex-14
