Sky News
Friday 24 March 2023 02:54, UK
Cancer cells will be sent to space in an effort to learn more about an incurable childhood tumour.
Scientists from The Institute Of Cancer Research are sending samples of diffuse midline glioma to the International Space Station to see how it spreads in microgravity.
Diffuse midline glioma is an aggressive and incurable brain tumour that is most common in children, and most sufferers die within 18 months of being diagnosed.