Planaria Regeneration in Zero-Gravity

The following 1s a report on an experimental package designed for the Getaway Special,GAS, Program* The original Idea was thought of 1n 1982 and a preliminary presentation was made at the 19th Annual Space Congress. Since that time, the experimenter has, through speaking with several experts In the field of zoology, come up with a number of changes and better methods for making and carrying out the experiment. The experiment calls for a comparison of the process of regeneration of body parts on cut Planaria worms between a group on earth with normal conditions of gravity and a group in space with conditions of zero gravity. The experimenter hopes that the information obtained will help in leading to an understanding of the effects of zero gravity on regeneration of any tissue, including, for example, human nerve tissue. It is also hoped that furthur studies on future flights will be made regarding this matter