Space Life Science

Neural Integration System – ISS KIBO Cell Biology Experiment Facility

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
September 12, 2022
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Neural Integration System – ISS KIBO Cell Biology Experiment Facility
Neural Integration System – ISS KIBO Cell Biology Experiment Facility
NASA

A preflight image of the sample holder which holds the Culture Bags with port, and used to accommodate it to the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) in KIBO module.

Effect of the Space Environment on the Neural Integration System and Aging of the Model Animal C. elegans (Neural Integration System) uses nematodes to examine how microgravity affects the nervous system.

Image courtesy of JAXA NASA ID: jsc2022e068256 jsc2022e068256 (5/11/2022) – larger image
Astrobiology

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