DNA sequencing microorganisms around the solar system🧬🦠

Scientists use the International Space Station as a testing ground to study how to keep astronauts safe and healthy on long-duration missions.

In 2016, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins successfully conducted the first DNA sequencing in space, opening the door to molecular biology research in spaceflight conditions.

The team used a MinION (pronounced “min ion”) sequencing platform, a device no bigger than a cell phone, to read the nucleic acid bases in samples sent to the station for study.

This technology can enable scientists to quickly identify pathogens on the space station or on future exploration missions, and even potentially identify life on other planets in the solar system if it shares a common biochemistry with life as we know it on Earth.

The use of the device in space can also help provide information to researchers using the device in remote locations on Earth.

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