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Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST)
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Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST)

NASA / JSC · 2018-07-19 · photograph (digital archive)

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iss056e097421 (July 19, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold swabbed surfaces in the International Space Station to collect microbe samples. He then processed the microbial DNA using the Biomolecule Sequencer, a device that enables DNA sequencing in microgravity, to identify microbes able to survive in microgravity.

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Credit lineBiomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST). NASA/JSC, 2018-07-19. Public domain. ID: iss056e097421.

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