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Low Earth orbit (LEO), approximately 250 miles above the Earth.
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Harnessing the Power of Space Bubbles: New Biosensing Method Could Detect Cancer Markers and Microplastics
Imagine a sensor so sensitive it can detect early cancer in a single drop of blood, enabling diagnosis and treatment before the first symptoms—possibly before a tumor even forms.
Read about this futuristic vision from a researcher at the University of Notre Dame in this feature from the latest issue of Upward, the official magazine of the ISS National Lab.
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It's a #fullhouse onboard the International Space Station! More astronauts mean more #science! 🔬
Front row (from left): NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Matthew Dominick, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronaut Suni Williams.
Back row (from left): NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Grebenkin, NASA astronaut Mike Barratt, Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin.