The APEX-12 spaceflight investigation is poised to unlock crucial insights into the effects of space radiation on genome integrity, telomere length, and telomerase activity via Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) accumulation […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,143 4 April 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Status Report
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 #1,141 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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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,139 7 March 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Comparing Earth Life Growth – At Home – And Off World
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) grown attached as a mat in 2D on Earth as the current state-of-the-art (left) vs. iPSC experimentally grown as spheres in suspension in 3D bioreactors […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,138 28 February 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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