Apes in space???????

Question

I started wondering this strange question.

Hair on your body stops growing at a set length (except for scalp hair) based on the hair follicles sensing a certain tension due to the weight of the hair strand. If one were to spend a long period of time in the weightlessness of space, would arm, leg and all other body hair keep on growing until the person is completely covered in hair?

Answer 1

Probably not  - Studies on cells exposed to microgravity and hypergravity indicate that human cells need gravity to stimulate cell growth. As the gravitational force increases or decreases, the cell function responds in a linear fashion.

Othet things happen also -

Microgravity does take a toll on the human body. Heart and respiration rates are reduced. There is a progressive loss of body weight and bone calcium during flights. Without the downward pressure created by gravity, a person's height can increase. Body mass often decreases with a loss of muscular tissue from nitrogen depletion. The veins and arteries of the legs become weaker. Anemia occurs, accompanied by a reduction in blood count. Bodily fluids are redistributed, with less in the lower extremities, and more in the upper body. Without the pulls of normal gravity, blood doesn't flow downhill, but pools in the extremities including the face, hands, and feet, causing a puffy appearance.