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An amputated flatworm fragment sent to space regenerated into a double headed worm, which is a rare spontaneous occurrence.

June 26, 2018

Space Worms: Unexpected Pioneers of Discovery & Commercial Services

Three years ago, a two-headed worm returned from the ISS and achieved internet and popular media fame.

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November 27, 2017

Pure of Heart: How Microgravity is Improving Cardiac Cell Quality

Heart disease costs an estimated $207 billion each year in healthcare services, medications, and missed work.

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November 27, 2017

The Little Furnace That Could: Using Space to Improve Radiation Detection

Everything emits radiation—from bananas in your kitchen, to cosmic rays from space, to the screen you're reading from.

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October 26, 2017

Microbes in Microgravity: Analyzing Gene Expression to Better Understand Bacterial Behavior...

By observing the health of astronauts in space, scientists learned that microgravity has important effects on the human body.

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October 26, 2017

Pushing Research to New Heights: Innovative Research at the ISS R&D Conference

Each year, investigators converge to exchange ideas, spark innovation, and push their research to new heights.

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NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams conducts operations for the WetLab 2 validation study aboard the space station.

October 25, 2017

WetLab-2: Transforming the ISS into a Living Laboratory

What if tools on the ISS National Lab allowed researchers to analyze samples in orbit and obtain results in near real time?

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October 25, 2017

The ISS and Household Products: How P&G is Using Space to Improve Customer Experience

In an era of increasing commercial innovation in space, many big-name companies are taking their research to new heights.

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NASA Image: ISS043E125603 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti working with the Osteo 4 experiment.

October 24, 2017

Gravity Incarnate: Bone Health and Physical Force

Using the ISS National Lab, researchers discovered a potential new avenue aimed at treating diseases related to bone loss.

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NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Terry Virts conduct rodent research investigations within the Microgravity Science Glovebox and the Rodent Habitat Module onboard the ISS

October 23, 2017

Rodent Rocket Research: Biomedical Discovery in Space

Rodents have been traveling to space since the 1950s, helping to pave the way for humans to safely venture off our planet.

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Anna Lisa Paul and Rob Ferl in the University of Florida Space Plants Lab.

October 23, 2017

Staying True to Your Roots: Plants on the ISS

The ISS National Lab provides a unique platform in which researchers can study plant development without the effects of gravity.

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European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet with 1.2 million Tomatosphere seeds that launched to the ISS on February 19, 2017.

October 13, 2017

The Tomatosphere™ Education Program: Entering a Fruitful New Phase

Right now, space tomatoes are growing in thousands of classrooms across North America.

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