Carleton Biology Students on CBC Radio!

Our Biology Grads & Undergrads: Emily McColville, Sophie Kasdorf, Hunter Brzezinski & Cassandra Stabile working with Sue Bertram & Heath MacMillan were featured on CBC radio for their outstanding research on crickets.

Their team is sending crickets at different life stages on Canada’s Falcon 20 aircraft, which will fly in parabolas to simulate microgravity. They’ll be held in a secure case that’s regulated for temperature. The team is looking at “several different factors” from the flight, notably whether the crickets survive and if their age affects their likelihood of making it back alive.

According to Sophie Kasdorf, a mission specialist with Team Insecta, crickets could be suitable for space travel because they can be raised in a small space with limited resources. Read more here!

Click here! to listen to the recording.