Monkey from Bion-11 dies after biopsy

One of two monkeys that returned to Earth Tuesday after two weeks aboard Russia's Bion-11 life sciences satellite died yesterday after surgery to remove bone and tissue samples. Joan Vernikos, director of the life sciences division in the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications at...

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