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Johns Hopkins University sent 48 bioengineered heart tissue samples to the International Space Station .
They were monitored for 30 days and compared to identical samples on Earth .
The researchers found heart cells "really don't fare well in space," beating with about half the strength of the control samples.
Previous studies have found that, after returning to Earth , astronauts exhibit reduced heart muscle function.
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