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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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.
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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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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,079 15 December 2023 (Space Life Science Research Results)NASA Spaceline
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Offworld Life Science: Botany, Biology, Medicine, BioPrinting On ISS
Space botany, human research, and bioprinting were the dominant science topics aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 70 septet also focused on lab hardware and cargo operations […]
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Validation Of Cell-free Protein Synthesis Aboard The International Space Station
Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) is a rapidly maturing in vitro gene expression platform that can be used to transcribe and translate nucleic acids at the point of need, enabling on-demand […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,078 8 December 2023 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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ESA Medical Tricorder In Use On the International Space Station
This gadget looks like a precursor to the devices medical officers use to scan patients in science fiction, and it is not far off. The MyotonPRO tests muscle tension and […]
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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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Offworld Life Science Research: Microscope Operations In the ISS Kibo Module
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa turns off a microscope in the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module and removes samples for the […]