I attended a talk [1] in which the made a case for the a British manned space programme as another angle on investigating ageing [2]. Radiation, boneloss, and a number of aspects.
Ironically my memory of the talk is fading...<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bis-space.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;03&#x2F;04&#x2F;12501&#x2F;uk-space-life-and-biomedical-sciences-a-launchpad-for-british-human-space-flight" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bis-space.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;03&#x2F;04&#x2F;12501&#x2F;uk-space-life-and-...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ukspacelabs.co.uk&#x2F;about&#x2F;5-strategy-r-d-themes" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ukspacelabs.co.uk&#x2F;about&#x2F;5-strategy-r-d-themes</a>