Some 128 baby squid from Hawaii are in space for a study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid came from the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory. They rode on a SpaceX spacecraft along with thousands of kilos of supplies for the International Space Station on June 3. Jamie Foster is conducting the study as a researcher and doctoral student at the University of Hawaii under Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspapers reported that she studied how spaceflight affects the squid. The research, started in 1989, can help scientists learn about human health during long trips in space. Squid have a relationship with natural bacteria that help control their bioluminescence. Bioluminescence is when plants and animals naturally give off light. McFall-Ngai is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She said when astronauts are in low gravity, their bodies’ relationship with microbes changes. Microbes, or microscopic organisms, are very important to the human body and health. The relationship “of humans with their microbes is perturbed in microgravity, and Jamie has shown that [it] is true in squid,” said McFall-Ngai. “And, because it’s a simple system, she can get to the bottom of what’s going wrong.” Foster is now a professor at the University of Florida. She also works at a NASA space agency program that researches how microgravity affects the relationships between animals and microbes. “As astronauts spend more and more time in space, their immune systems become what’s called dysregulated. It doesn’t function as well,” Foster said. “Their immune systems don’t recognize bacteria as easily. They sometimes get sick.” Foster said understanding what happens to the squid in space could help solve health problems that astronauts face. She said the immune system does not work properly on long spaceflights. “If humans want to spend time on the moon or Mars, we have to solve health problems to get them there safely.” The Kewalo Marine Laboratory raises the squid for research projects around the world. They are about 7.6 centimeters long. There are plenty of these tiny animals in Hawaiian waters. The squid will come back to Earth in July.
Title: NASA Sends Squid into Space for Research
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5181/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='NASA Sends Squid into Space for Research' data-article-id='5724'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8042'>Some 128 baby squid from Hawaii are in space for a study.</span> <span data-start-time='8042' data-end-time='18042'>The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid came from the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory. </span> <span data-start-time='18042' data-end-time='29542'>They rode on a SpaceX spacecraft along with thousands of kilos of supplies for the International Space Station on June 3.</span> <span data-start-time='29542' data-end-time='42604'>Jamie Foster is conducting the study as a researcher and doctoral student at the University of Hawaii under Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai. </span> <span data-start-time='42604' data-end-time='52583'>The Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspapers reported that she studied how spaceflight affects the squid. </span> <span data-start-time='52583' data-end-time='63000'>The research, started in 1989, can help scientists learn about human health during long trips in space.</span> <span data-start-time='63000' data-end-time='70771'>Squid have a relationship with natural bacteria that help control their bioluminescence.</span> <span data-start-time='70771' data-end-time='77021'>Bioluminescence is when plants and animals naturally give off light.</span> <span data-start-time='77021' data-end-time='83396'>McFall-Ngai is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. </span> <span data-start-time='83396' data-end-time='91104'>She said when astronauts are in low gravity, their bodies’ relationship with microbes changes.</span> <span data-start-time='91104' data-end-time='99292'>Microbes, or microscopic organisms, are very important to the human body and health.</span> <span data-start-time='99292' data-end-time='111354'>The relationship “of humans with their microbes is perturbed in microgravity, and Jamie has shown that [it] is true in squid,” said McFall-Ngai. </span> <span data-start-time='111354' data-end-time='118646'>“And, because it’s a simple system, she can get to the bottom of what’s going wrong.”</span> <span data-start-time='118646' data-end-time='123854'>Foster is now a professor at the University of Florida. </span> <span data-start-time='123854' data-end-time='135729'>She also works at a NASA space agency program that researches how microgravity affects the relationships between animals and microbes.</span> <span data-start-time='135729' data-end-time='145500'>“As astronauts spend more and more time in space, their immune systems become what’s called dysregulated. </span> <span data-start-time='145500' data-end-time='149396'>It doesn’t function as well,” Foster said. </span> <span data-start-time='149396' data-end-time='154458'>“Their immune systems don’t recognize bacteria as easily. </span> <span data-start-time='154458' data-end-time='157583'>They sometimes get sick.”</span> <span data-start-time='157583' data-end-time='166729'>Foster said understanding what happens to the squid in space could help solve health problems that astronauts face.</span> <span data-start-time='166729' data-end-time='173271'>She said the immune system does not work properly on long spaceflights. </span> <span data-start-time='173271' data-end-time='181938'>“If humans want to spend time on the moon or Mars, we have to solve health problems to get them there safely.”</span> <span data-start-time='181938' data-end-time='188667'>The Kewalo Marine Laboratory raises the squid for research projects around the world. </span> <span data-start-time='188667' data-end-time='192479'>They are about 7.6 centimeters long. </span> <span data-start-time='192479' data-end-time='197542'>There are plenty of these tiny animals in Hawaiian waters.</span> <span data-start-time='197542' data-end-time='201646'>The squid will come back to Earth in July.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5181/B.jpeg'/></div></div><div 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