Bread yeast can help humans explore space!
How do we find the effects of extreme #space radiation on human health? Answer lies with yeast in your bread! @NASA scientists are launching…
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Scientists compared genetic data from tumors of breast cancer patients, and found patients with high body mass indexes…
How do we find the effects of extreme #space radiation on human health? Answer lies with yeast in your bread! @NASA scientists are launching…
Were metabolic pathways established before life emerged? New experiments observe life-like patterns self-propagating on #mineral surfaces.…
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Extremophiles can literally survive in many conditions, even in the extreme radiation of space. Read this article to learn how extremophiles…
How do scientists look for life in the universe? Usually they look for gasses that would support life, and assume anything toxic to us would…
As we settle into October, many start turning their attention towards the fall and Halloween. Scientists turn their attention to the…
How can amino acids, lipids, and other metabolites help scientists with life detection in space? #Astrobiologists look at how our cells…
Dried plums outperformed some medications in a bone health study (in mice) at NASA Ames.
NASA will generate invaluable data on yeast’s response to deep space radiation by launching the BioSentinel satellite in 2021. Here’s…