NASA astronaut Nick Hague runs an analysis with the miniPCR hardware for Genes in Space-6 during Expedition 59. This experiment explored how space radiation damages DNA and how cells repair that ...
Genes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.
When it comes to helping NASA scientists better understand the effects of space travel on the human body, fruit flies are the heavyweights of experiments in weightlessness. Because humans and fruit ...
Scaffolded DNA and RNA origami is a technique that allows scientists to build tiny, highly precise two- and three-dimensional ...
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is preparing to leave the International Space Station (ISS) with thousands of pounds of ...