NASA’s space biology research grants are paving the way for a deeper understanding of how living organisms respond to the unique conditions of spaceflight and making travel into deep space […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,143 4 April 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Offworld Space Biology: Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space (GEARS)
The next launch of the SpaceX Dragon will be carrying four Space Biology experiments to the International Space Station; the GEARS microbial experiment, the APEX-12 plant experiment, CBIOMES host-microbiome study, […]
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Offworld Nucleic Acid Sequencing
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit displays Genes In Space-11 samples validating on-orbit Nucleic Acid Sequenced Based Amplification (NASBA).
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Tricorder Tech: Antibody Resistance to Space Conditions after Exposure Outside the International Space Station
Antibody-based analytical instruments are under development to detect signatures of life on planetary bodies. Antibodies are molecular recognition reagents able to detect their target at sub-nanomolar concentrations, with high affinity […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,142 28 March 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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ISS Astrobiology Research: Photochemical Evolution of Alanine in Association with the Martian Soil Analog Montmorillonite
The Photochemistry on the Space Station (PSS) experiment was part of the European Space Agency’s EXPOSE-R2 mission and was conducted on the International Space Station from 2014 to 2016. The […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,141 21 March 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,140 14 March 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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On-orbit Microbial Succession Patterns Of The China Space Station During The Construction Period
Background: The China Space Station (CSS) modules feature many areas that are difficult to clean and thus susceptible to microbial outbreaks. A new sampling method utilizing an equivalent material sheet […]