Editor’s note: Astrobiology has links to and from everything NASA does. I wish NASA would think outside the box when highlighting this topic – and use the word for this […]
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Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Cryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Sample Return
Ice World Microbiology: Cryorhodopsins
Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold groundwater in Finland. As cold and beautiful these are, for the structural […]
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Commercial & Private Sector, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Space Stations
Offworld Life Science: Brain Organoids Grown In Microgravity
Did you know some viruses don’t cause illness and can instead be used to treat disease? Biotechnology startup Axonis Therapeutics reprogrammed a virus to carry a novel gene therapy to […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Commercial & Private Sector, Intelligence & Language, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Hydrogel Material Shows Unexpected Learning Abilities: It Learned To Play ‘Pong’
In a study published today (22 August) in Cell Reports Physical Science, a team led by Dr Yoshikatsu Hayashi demonstrated that a simple hydrogel – a type of soft, flexible […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Status Report
Away Team Report: ISS Expedition 70: Microscopic Imaging Of Brain Cells On The International Space Station
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen operates a microscope inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Cryobiology, Science Fiction, Space Physiology & Medicine, Tardigrades
A Step Toward Human Hibernation On Deep Space Missions? Induction Of A torpor-like State With Ultrasound
Editor’s note: As we start to move off-world on longer space missions, the issue of crew health, food, life support, and overall safety becomes a pressing issue. If you can […]