{"id":648461,"date":"2024-04-16T18:40:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=648461"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:01:30","slug":"space-life-science-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/space-life-science-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Life Science Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">1 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Space Life Science Highlights<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"444\" class=\"wp-image-755697\" style=\"width: 250px\" src=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frailty-study-graphic-small.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frailty-study-graphic-small.png 548w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frailty-study-graphic-small.png?resize=300,243 300w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frailty-study-graphic-small.png?resize=400,324 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/aging-and-fragility-biomarkers-are-altered-by-spaceflight\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/aging-and-fragility-biomarkers-are-altered-by-spaceflight\/\">Aging and Fragility Biomarkers are Altered by Spaceflight<\/a><br><em>August 1, 2024<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"357\" class=\"wp-image-672136\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/soma-bundle-open-science-e1718235523266.png\" alt=\"Open Science for Spaceflight Risk Management\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/soma-bundle-open-science-e1718235523266.png 325w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/soma-bundle-open-science-e1718235523266.png?resize=273,300 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/ames-research-center-democratizes-space-biosciences-research-with-first-commercial-astronaut-data\/\">ARC Democratizes Space Biosciences Research with First Commercial Astronaut Data<\/a><br><em>June 11, 2024<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"531\" class=\"wp-image-666259\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parasitic-wasps.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parasitic-wasps.jpg 651w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parasitic-wasps.jpg?resize=300,245 300w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parasitic-wasps.jpg?resize=400,326 400w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parasitic-wasps.jpg?resize=600,489 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/spaceflight-affects-tumor-bearing-fruit-fly-hosts-and-their-parasites\/\">How Does Spaceflight Affect Tumor-bearing Fruit Fly Hosts and their Parasites?<\/a><br><em>May 29, 2024.<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5568\" height=\"3712\" class=\"wp-image-589410\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg\" alt=\"iss068e036727 (Jan. 3, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann works in the International Space Station's Harmony module on the BioNutrients-2 investigation that uses genetically engineered microbes to provide nutrients, and potentially other compounds and pharmaceuticals, on demand in space.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5568px) 100vw, 5568px\" \/><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/bionutrients-flight-experiments\/\">On-demand Nutrient Production System for Long-duration Missions<\/a><br><em>May 31, 2023.<\/em><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1062\" height=\"579\" class=\"wp-image-648507\" style=\"width: 325px\" src=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png 1062w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png?resize=300,164 300w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png?resize=768,419 768w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png?resize=1024,558 1024w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png?resize=400,218 400w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png?resize=600,327 600w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/video-still-venkat-study.png?resize=900,491 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/multi-drug-resistant-bacteria-found-on-iss-mutating-to-become-functionally-distinct\/\">Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Found on ISS Mutating to Become Functionally Distinct<\/a>. <br><em>April 2, 2024.<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"644\" class=\"wp-image-648518\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exmsc-graphic.png\" alt=\"Exploration Medical Capability\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exmsc-graphic.png 766w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exmsc-graphic.png?resize=300,252 300w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exmsc-graphic.png?resize=400,336 400w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exmsc-graphic.png?resize=600,504 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/a-clinical-decision-support-system-for-earth-independent-medical-operations\/\">A Clinical Decision Support System for <br>Earth-independent Medical Operations in Space<\/a>. <em>September 25, 2023.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" class=\"wp-image-257213\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Sunita Williams exercises\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg 4288w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=1024,680 1024w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=1536,1020 1536w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=2048,1360 2048w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=1200,797 1200w, https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss032e011701-orig.jpeg?resize=2000,1328 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/spaceflight-atrophy-studied-with-machine-learning\/\">Spaceflight Atrophy Studied with Machine Learning<\/a>.<br><em>January 23, 2024.<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA Biological &#038; Physical Sciences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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