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Bed rest
This animation explains how bed rest studies can simulate the effects of microgravity on the human body. In this way, scientists can study a larger group of people than just the astronauts that we send into space. The animation is part of the 60 Second Adventures in Microgravity and is narrated by David Mitchell.
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