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Astronaut Don Pettit displays samples for a genetic experiment aboard the International Space Station
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Astronaut Don Pettit displays samples for a genetic experiment aboard the International Space Station

NASA / JSC · 2024-10-02 · photograph (digital archive)

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iss072e010035 (Oct. 12, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit displays Genes In Space-11 samples validating on-orbit Nucleic Acid Sequenced Based Amplification (NASBA), a novel technique to detect specific RNA sequences that can be applied to studying crucial biological processes, such as viral infection, genomic damage, or gene expression during spaceflight.

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Credit lineAstronaut Don Pettit displays samples for a genetic experiment aboard the International Space Station. NASA/JSC, 2024-10-02. Public domain. ID: iss072e010035.

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