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 […]
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Bacillus Subtilis Engineered For Aerospace Medicine: A Platform For Off-planet Production Of Pharmaceutical Peptides
Biologics, such as pharmaceutical peptides, have notoriously short shelf lives, insufficient for long-duration space flight missions to the Moon or Mars.
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A Self-Replicating Radiation-Shield for Human Deep-Space Exploration
The greatest hazard for humans on deep-space exploration missions is radiation. To protect astronauts venturing out beyond Earth’s protective magnetosphere, advanced passive radiation protection is highly sought after.
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Artemis I Will Launch The BioSentinel Deep Space Biology Cubesat Mission
Poised to launch on Artemis I from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, BioSentinel – a shoebox-sized CubeSat – will perform the first long-duration biology experiment in deep space. Artemis […]
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Biomining Vanadium Aboard The International Space Station
For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to airplanes and refrigerators. While the process of obtaining these important […]
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Astronauts Demonstrate CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing In Space
Researchers have developed and successfully demonstrated a novel method for studying how cells repair damaged DNA in space. Sarah Stahl-Rommel of Genes in Space and colleagues present the new technique […]
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Space Botany and Biology Studies Under Way On The ISS
The orbiting lab is hosting a variety of life forms to help researchers understand how weightlessness affects biology. Observations provide insights often advancing health and improving conditions for humans on […]