Spaceflight studies present novel insights into biological processes through exposure to stressors outside the evolutionary path of terrestrial organisms. Despite limited access to space environments, numerous transcriptomic datasets from spaceflight […]
Gravitational Biology
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Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space (GEARS) Completes Mission Operations
The Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space (GEARS) project successfully completed on-orbit genomic sequencing of microbes isolated from the ISS on April 29.
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Offworld Biology Research Facilities: Life Science Glovebox In ISS Kibo Module
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara treats brain cell-like samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,093 29 March 2024 (Space Life Science Research Results)
The abstract in PubMed or at the publisher’s site is linked when available and will open in a new window. Papers deriving from NASA support:
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Parallel Evolution Of Gravity Sensing
Omnipresent gravity affects all living organisms; it was a vital factor in the past and the current bottleneck for future space exploration. It is anticipated that all organisms can sense […]
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Offworld Life Science: ISS Expedition 70: Processing Cell Samples On The International Space Station
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes cell samples for the Cell Gravisensing experiment aboard the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module.
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From Dust To Seed: A Lunar Chickpea Story
Food sustainability is one of the most significant barriers to long-term space travel. Providing resources from Earth is not cost-efficient, and resupply missions are not viable to meet the needs […]
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Human Pathogen Found To Contaminate Space Grown Vegetables
Lettuce and other leafy green vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet — even for astronauts on a mission.
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Monitoring Microorganisms On The International Space Station
Crew members on the International Space Station have a lot of company – millions of bacteria and other microbes. The human body contains 10 times more microbes than human cells, […]
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Offworld Life Science Research On The International Space Station
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara shows off research hardware supporting the UMAMI, or Understanding of Microgravity on Animal-Microbe Interaction, space biology experiment.