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TITLE: Swimming Patterns and Development of Zebra Fish after Exposure to Microgravity
Grade 8, Esperanza Middle School
Co-Principal Investigators: Abisha Dowla, Noah Fletcher, Josh, Mulhern,
and Mirelle Patrey
Teacher Facilitator: Mrs. Lewis, 8th Grade Science Teacher
Proposal Summary:
As an experimental springboard for future food sources, we would like to test the development of fish in microgravity conditions. If there were developmental problems in the fish, we could then hypothesize that the microgravity conditions would not be a safe spawning environment for the fish. To test this, we would expose zebra fish (Danio rerio) embryos to microgravity and then justify our hypothesis based on the behavior and development of the hatched embryos. With this information we can infer and test multiple varieties of larger fish in the future as a means of food for the astronauts. We can also use the information gathered from the zebra fish to conclude whether or not microgravity conditions are an adequate environment for farming and developing fish.
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