Science and Exploration

Genomics On Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
February 28, 2021
Filed under , ,
Genomics On Orbit
NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins
NASA

NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins collects tubes containing swab samples of microbes for the 3DMM (Three-dimensional Microbial Monitoring of ISS Environment) investigation.
The study analyzes and sequences the DNA from bacteria swabbed from station surfaces to understand how microbes respond at a molecular level to specific stress conditions, including altered gravity and atmospheric composition.

iss064e035217 (Feb. 23, 2021) – larger image

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.