All organisms exposed to the spaceflight environment exhibit changes in the expression of many genes relative to the comparable ground controls left on Earth. The Multi-Spectral Fluorescence Imaging System (Spectrum) […]
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Extra Dwarf Pak Choi Plants Growing On The Space Station
Extra Dwarf Pak Choi plants are pictured growing inside the Veggie space botany research facility aboard the International Space Station. The Veg-03 investigation is exploring how to grow food in […]
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Microgravity Works Wonders With Plant Transplants
An early challenge turned into a surprise success on the International Space Station that could be a boon for the future of space crop production. NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins recently […]
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BioAsteroid Payload On Orbit
Inside one of the containers of this 40-cm-across miniature laboratory in orbit, a battle is set to start between asteroid-like fragments and rock-hungry microbes, to probe their use for space […]
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iGenomics: The World's First DNA 'Tricorder' In Your Pocket
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists developed the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer, a new iPhone app called iGenomics.
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Astronauts Harvest First Radish Crop on International Space Station
On Nov. 30, 2020, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvested radish plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) aboard the International Space Station. She meticulously collected and wrapped in foil […]
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Microbes To Demonstrate Biomining Of Asteroid Material Aboard The Space Station
As humanity moves closer to the possibility of living and working millions of miles from Earth on planets like Mars, scientists are looking beyond our planet at how to acquire […]
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Sequencing Microbial DNA Samples In Orbit
NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module servicing microbial DNA samples for sequencing and identification. iss063e063823 (July 31, 2020) – Larger […]
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Genome Sequence Of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Submitted To NASA Genelab Data Repository
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is the first single-cell green algae data to be submitted to NASA GeneLab’s Data Repository. Microalgae such as this convert light, water, & carbon dioxide into biomass under […]
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NASA Researchers Catalogue All Microbes and Fungi on the International Space Station
A comprehensive catalogue of the bacteria and fungi found on surfaces inside the International Space Station (ISS) is being presented in a study published in the open access journal Microbiome. […]