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Genomics Tricorder Tech: De novo Genome Sequencing And Annotation Of A Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Using The Oxford Nanopore Technologies Sequencing Platform

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: Oxford Nanopore technology has been used multiple times on the International Space Station (see Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics) to try and help elucidate changes in genomic function during exposure […]

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Offworld Genomics Research On the ISS: Studying DNA in Space

by Keith Cowing

Long-term space exploration exposes humans to radiation that can damage deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA, which carries the genetic information for our development and functioning. Conditions in space also affect the […]

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Offworld Genomics Research: Expanding The Genes in Space™ Toolkit On The International Space Station

by Keith Cowing

For nearly a decade, Genes in Space™ has challenged students to develop spaceflight experiments that use biotechnology to address spaceflight challenges. Founded by Boeing and miniPCRbio, the program relies on […]

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Offworld Life Science: Sequencing DNA Samples On ISS For The BioMole Study

by Keith Cowing

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli sequences DNA samples for the BioMole study demonstrating hardware that can analyze microbes to protect crew health and spacecraft life support […]

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Biosignature Detection And MinION Sequencing Of Antarctic Cryptoendoliths After Exposure To Mars Simulation Conditions

by Keith Cowing

In the search for life in our Solar System, Mars remains a promising target based on its proximity and similarity to Earth. When Mars transitioned from a warmer, wetter climate […]

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Tricorder Tech: Pocket-sized DNA Sequencers Track Malaria Drug Resistance In Ghana In Near Real-time

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: when you find yourself in a field situation with little resource – one where you are trying to trace the spread of a epidemic or the impact a […]

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Tricorder Tech: UCSC Astrobiologist David Deamer And Mark Akeson Honored For Invention Of Nanopore Sequencing

by Keith Cowing

[In September 2023] two UC Santa Cruz researchers were honored at the Library of Congress for the invention of nanopore sequencing, which became a new and revolutionary method to read […]

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