Station Science 101: Studying DNA in Space - NASA
Feb 1, 2024 · The ability to analyze DNA, study how it is damaged and repaired in space, and make specific changes to it enables more complex research. Identifying unknown organisms …
DNA Sequencing in Space Timeline - NASA
Jul 23, 2022 · Explore how this technology has evolved to where researchers can now sequence DNA aboard the International Space Station: February 1953 – Francis Crick, James Watson, …
NASA-Funded Research Creates DNA-like Molecule to Aid Search …
Feb 21, 2019 · In a research breakthrough funded by NASA, scientists have synthesized a molecular system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information. This unprecedented feat …
NASA: Mystery of Life’s Handedness Deepens - NASA
Nov 21, 2024 · The mystery of why life uses molecules with specific orientations has deepened with a NASA-funded discovery that RNA — a key molecule thought to have potentially held the …
NASA Mission Discovers Ingredients for DNA, RNA on an Asteroid ...
2 days ago · NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission. It's a win for alien life.
Investigating the Roles of Melanin and DNA Repair on ... - Science@NASA
May 22, 2023 · “Investigating the Roles of Melanin and DNA Repair on Adaptation and Survivability of Fungi in Deep Space” will determine the physiology and molecular pathways …
Astrobiology’s DNA
Apr 25, 2022 · DNA has been essential in understanding the ‘Tree of Life’, helping astrobiologists map the relationships between all the different types of organisms on Earth and to trace the …
Synthetic DNA Diagnoses COVID, Cancer - NASA
Jan 29, 2024 · The resulting synthetic or “alien” DNA has structures that are different from natural DNA but are still able to hold and copy genetic information. Most importantly, the platform can …
DNA Sequencing - NASA
Jun 22, 2018 · Dr. Sarah Wallace talks about her instrumental role in sequencing DNA for the very first time in space. DNA sequencing can be used for things in space from monitoring the crew …
Scientists Just Found DNA’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu – …
2 days ago · Japanese scientists detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. NASA’s …