At first glance, the search for life beyond Earth might not seem related to human illness. But to biochemist Steven Benner, the connection is clear.
Astropharmacy / Biotechnology
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Pharmacogenomics Guided Spaceflight: The Intersection Between Space-flown Drugs And Space Genes
Ten years ago, it was predicted that the multi-omics revolution would also revolutionize space pharmacogenomics. Current barriers related to the findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible use of space-flown pharmaceutical data […]
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Testing Microbial Biomining From Asteroidal Material Onboard The International Space Station
Expanding human space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit necessitates efficient technologies for self-sustainable acquisition of local resources to overcome unviable resupply missions from Earth. Potential source of materials are asteroids, some […]
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The Astrobiology Habitable Environments Database (AHED) and the Astrobiology Resource Metadata Standard (ARMS): Community-driven Tools For Astrobiological Data
The interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology presents challenges to data management, integration, and analysis because of its great diversity.
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Offworld Biotech: 3D Bioprinting On The International Space Station
Imagine someone needs a heart transplant and scientists take cells from that person to create an entire new heart for them. Research on the International Space Station is helping to […]
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Expanding The Natural Genetic Code – Implications For SynBio And Origin Of Life?
Editor’s note: The genetic code of all life (with a few minor exceptions) on our home world is based on a genomic code consisting of 4 standard nucleotides. It is […]
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Offworld Life Science Research: Processing Liver Stem Cell Samples For An Aging Study
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes liver stem cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox for the Space AGE investigation.
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Rare Microbes Discovered Living Inside the International Space Station
Rare microbes fill unique ecological niches and may hold blueprints for powerful new technologies like antibiotics.
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New Chemical Process Makes It Easier To Craft Amino Acids That Don’t Exist In Nature
Every protein in your body is made up of the same 20 building blocks called amino acids. But just because nature is stuck with a limited toolkit doesn’t mean humans […]
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Offworld Life Science Research: Fixing A Bioprinter In Space
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara uses a portable glovebag to replace components on a biological printer, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), that is testing the printing of […]