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Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?
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Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many roles in our…

Apr 15, 2025
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Why NASA studies plant telomeres and the connection to aging and disease Synopsis: Postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M University…

Mar 25, 2024
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Compact Robot Takes Flight to Support CERISS Initiative
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NASA’s TechFlights 2023 Selections Advance Space Science in Collaboration with Industry A new robot will be taking flight soon to…

Mar 14, 2024
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International Space Station Welcomes Trio of Experiments Focused on Enhancing Life Beyond Earth
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NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division is sending three physical sciences and space biology experiments and equipment to the International…

Jan 30, 2024
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Biological Research in Canisters-25 (BRIC-25)
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Science Objectives Biological Research in Canisters-25 (BRIC-25) studies the effect of low Earth orbit on the physiology, cell-to-cell communication, and…

Jan 11, 2024
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Rodent Research-20 (RR-20)
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Science Objectives Throughout the course of three shuttle missions, alterations in ovarian function were detected in female mice that could…

Nov 9, 2023
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Experimental Evolution of Bacillus subtilis Populations in Space: Mutation, Selection and Population Dynamics (MVP Cell-02)
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Science Objective The Experimental Evolution of Bacillus subtilis Populations in Space: Mutation, Selection and Population Dynamics (MVP Cell-02) investigation seeks to understand…

Oct 20, 2023
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Biological Systems in the Lunar Environment
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The understanding of how biological systems and processes are impacted by the lunar environment is extremely limited, with many key…

Dec 23, 2022
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Tiny Worms Flex Their Muscles for Astronaut Health
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Use it or lose it: It’s a fact of life for muscles – for you and me, for an astronaut,…

Feb 10, 2021
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