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Andrew Jones

China is sending zebrafish to the Tiangong space station

a small striped fish

China is planning to send zebrafish to its space station in the future. 

The small fish species will be sent into orbit on China's Tiangong space station as part of research into the interaction between fish and microorganisms in a small closed ecosystem, Shanghai-based Guancha.cn reported. The experiment will also aid research into bone loss in astronauts.

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