Squeezing Innovation Out of the NASA Twins Study: Pipetting and Cell Isolation in Space

Just like early explorers, NASA Twins Study investigators are venturing into new territory. Conducting human omics research on twin astronauts as part of the One Year Mission that took place aboard the International Space Station is one such venture. As technology evolves so does the research. NASA is evaluating more efficient and innovative research techniques to prepare for the journey to Mars. Innovative thinking could improve the way biological samples are processed and transported from space back to research labs on Earth for future studies. This thinking was prompted by researchers in NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) and Twins Study investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine.