The latest Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station:
** A video about biological research in microgravity on the ISS with “Tissue Chips”:
A small device that contains human cells in a 3D matrix represents a giant leap in the ability of scientists to test how those cells respond to stresses, drugs and genetic changes. About the size of a thumb drive, the devices are known as tissue chips or organs on chips.
Read more about the Tissue Chips in Space Initiative: https://ncats.nih.gov/tissuechip/proj…
** A preview of some of the research projects going to the ISS on the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch this weekend:
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