Space travel is not as easy as it looks, though. The human body is not designed to function properly outside the gravitational pull of Earth. Muscles atrophy, bones become less dense, and walking becomes an exercise. Space travel is not an easy feat, especially when planning to travel to Mars. One thing that scientists are…

German researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg and University Hospital Erlangen have shown that adult mouse hippocampal tissue can be cryopreserved using vitrification, cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature, and later rewarmed with key functions intact. In the study, the tissue regained electrical activity and synaptic communication after thawing. The work marks an important step in cryobiology, but…