Can My Genes in Space Experiment be Conducted on Astronauts?
NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff conducting extravehicular activity (EVA) on the International Space Station, 2011.
Media Credit: NASA
Proposals for this year’s Genes in SpaceAn annual national research competition for students in grades 7 through 12 to design pioneering biotechnology experiments that are conducted by astronauts on the space station. The program is funded by Boeing and miniPCR bio and supported by the ISS National Laboratory® and New England BioLabs. competition are due on April 20 but do you still have questions? One common question relates to whether or not an experiment could or should be designed for testing on astronauts. If this is your question, join Genes in Space tomorrow, March 13th, at 8pm EDT on Facebook Live for #GenesInSpaceChat. Genes in Space mentor John Hatch will be discussing how model organisms might help us learn more about life and DNA in space. Get all of your Genes in Space questions answered!