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China Deploys Fruit Flies in Space Station

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China 's Tiangong space station has brought on a group of fruit flies.

The flies will be used to study the effects of living beyond Earth 's magnetic field.

They will study the molecular mechanisms of fruit fly in microgravity and sub-magnetic environments.

The International Space Station once had an entire, mini-lab — and we really mean mini — dedicated to fruit fly research.