Immunofluorescence image of breast cancer cells (MCF 7) treated with a MicroQuin therapeutic taken at 100x magnification. The staining of the cell shows a normal nucleus (blue) with the endoplasmic reticulum (green) localized of the cell showing significant vacuolation. This image shows a unique form of cell death, known as paraptosis, induced by MicroQuins therapeutics which offers a unique treatment for cancer.

October 17, 2024

Orbital Oncology: 3D Cell Cultures in Space Reveal the Secret to Killing Cancer Cells on...

At a fundamental level, science and magic are about as far apart as you can get. Science is focused on systematically studying...

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Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques onboard the International Space Station

April 23, 2024

From Root Cause to Remedy: Can Microgravity Help Prevent Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis?

Alan Grodzinsky sees things differently. When he uses fluorescent dyes to test cell viability in the cartilage tissue he...

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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur tends to cotton growth chambers during the TIC TOC experiment.

September 29, 2023

Cultivating the Cosmos: Decoding Crop Resilience Through Space-Grown Cotton

Plants don’t have bones or muscles or brains, but they’re always on the move. Driven by their genetics, some are hardwired...

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NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren processes samples inside the Life Science Glovebox for the Immunosenescence space biology study.

September 29, 2023

Unlocking the Secrets of the Immune System: How Tissue Chips in Space Could Hold the Key

They say you’re only as old as you feel, but in reality, you’re only as old as your immune cells. Even though the calendar...

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September 29, 2023

View From the Cupola: Susan Margulies

What can we discover about phenomena on Earth when soaring approximately 250 miles above our planet’s surface? As you will...

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ESA astronaut Lt. Samantha Cristoforetti installing the Ring Sheared Drop system.

September 29, 2023

A Small Drop With a Big Impact: Fundamental Science in Space to Improve Medicine on Earth

It’s 10 p.m., and researchers and students excitedly gather inside a lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New...

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ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman work in the Microgravity Science Glovebox onboard the ISS

June 29, 2023

Heating Things Up in Microgravity: Experiments in Space Answer Burning Questions About Fire...

Ya-Ting Liao has always been fascinated by fire. Even as a child growing up in Taiwan, she was interested in the science that...

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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins working on the cool flames investigation preparation.

June 29, 2023

Going Cool to Go Green: Studying Cool Flames in Space to Improve Engine Efficiency

Transportation is crucial to our society, yet it is something most of us take for granted. There are more than 1.4 billion cars...

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A view of the miniPCR device in the cupola on the International Space Station.

June 22, 2022

From Science Fairs to Space: Student Experiments Help Launch New Era of Space-Based Research

To advance scientific discovery in new ways, scientists are taking their experiments and labs to an environment unlike any...

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December 23, 2019

The View From the Cupola: Erik Svedberg

I am very excited to introduce this special issue of Upward to you, as its focus is on materials research in space. My work at...

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December 23, 2019

The View From the Cupola: Lucie Low

The opportunity to do biomedical research on the International Space Station (ISS) is so far outside the realm of possibility...

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European Space Agency astronaut Alex Gerst preparing to transfer algae from a fully grown culture to new media.

July 11, 2019

Spaceflight Studies for a Sustainable Future

Humankind has made incredible technological advancements over the past two centuries. However, many of these advancements have...

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