/tags/experiments experiments en-US WLRN Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:33:51 GMT /news/2021-06-04/why-nasa-is-blasting-water-bears-and-bobtail-squid-into-space The animals are being launched into the cosmos as NASA researchers attempt to learn more about how the conditions of spaceflight can affect biological organisms and, by extension, future astronauts. Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:33:51 GMT /news/2021-06-04/why-nasa-is-blasting-water-bears-and-bobtail-squid-into-space Joe Hernandez /2019-04-02/usda-terminates-deadly-cat-experiments-plans-to-adopt-out-remaining-animals Scientists infected the cats with toxoplasmosis and later killed them. Bipartisan members of Congress complained about the practice, and the agency ended the program. Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:40:45 GMT /2019-04-02/usda-terminates-deadly-cat-experiments-plans-to-adopt-out-remaining-animals Vanessa Romo