Cell Science: Studying How Life Changes in Space

Interior view of an incubator cassette from the Bioculture System

Interior view of an incubator cassette from the Bioculture System

Media Credit: NASA/Dominic Hart

Some aspects of life function differently in space, and biologists can learn a lot about how it impacts human health by studying cells grown in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. A new research facility, called the Bioculture System, will let scientists carry out long-term cell biology studies that, in the future, will help scientists better understand how the key spaceflight factors – microgravity and space radiation – can affect human health.  the ISS National Lab is developing spaceflight research investigations that will use this Bioculture System to benefit both those on Earth and in space during long exploration voyages.

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