• Question: do you think there might be any cures for illnesses in space? if yes, for what illness?

    Asked by cerys to Adam, Catherine, Karen, Leila, Nazim on 15 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Adam Stevens

      Adam Stevens answered on 14 Mar 2012:

      They are doing research into inoculations on the international space station. In fact, they have found out new things that might have treating MRSA and salmonella.

      Actually out in space? We’re not very likely to find any cures out there.

    • Photo: Leila Battison

      Leila Battison answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      Maybe the strong doses of radiation out in space might help to kill some cancer cells. Problem is, they’d kill all your other cells as well, so it wouldn’t be much of a cure!

      Perhaps if we found life on another planet and studied it, we could find ‘natural’ cures to things, like ancient scientists who found aspirin in the bark of a Willow tree.

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