Space Stations

Offworld Biology Laboratory Sample Processing

By Keith Cowing

Status Report

NASA

March 29, 2024

Filed under BioServe, BioServe Tissue Chamber, ISS, Microgravity, Mike Barratt, space station, Stem cells

Offworld Biology Laboratory Sample Processing — NASA

Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Mike Barratt processes brain organoid samples inside the BioServe Tissue Chamber.

The research work was being done to learn how microgravity affects the central nervous system and develop therapies to counteract neurodegenerative diseases both in space and on Earth.

iss070e129569 (March 26, 2024) — larger image

Astrobiology, stem cells,

Keith Cowing

Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻

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