Articles by NASA Johnson Space Center

NASA astronaut Nick Hague runs an analysis with the miniPCR hardware for Genes in Space-6 during Expedition 59. This experiment explored how space radiation damages DNA and how cells repair that damage in microgravity.

ISS Experiment Expands DNA Research Toolkit Using CRISPR

by NASA Johnson Space Center

Studying DNA repair is key to future space exploration, which could expose humans to DNA damage caused by radiation

Microbiome Swab Kit

Space Station Leaves 'Microbial Fingerprint' on Astronauts

by NASA Johnson Space Center

A multi-year study into the microorganisms living on and in individual astronauts with long duration stays on the International Space Station

Genes in Space-3 Successfully Identifies Unknown Microbes in Space

by NASA Johnson Space Center

First-ever sample-to-sequence process entirely aboard the space station

Space Radiation Won't Stop NASA's Human Exploration

by NASA Johnson Space Center

Space radiation is quite different and more dangerous than radiation on Earth