{"id":648578,"date":"2024-04-16T18:39:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=648578"},"modified":"2024-04-16T18:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:39:07","slug":"bionutrients-flight-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/bionutrients-flight-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"BioNutrients Flight Experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" 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.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg 5568w, 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:\/\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">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.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-demand nutrient production system for long-duration missions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When astronauts embark on long space missions, they’ll need to grow their own food because pre-packaged meals from Earth lose their nutritional value over time.\u00a0The BioNutrients project at Ames Research Center’s Space Biosciences Division has solved this problem by using genetic engineering to create microbially-based food that can produce nutrients and compounds, such as medicines, with minimal resources. The process involves storing dried microbes and food-grade media in small bioreactors, which can be rehydrated and grown years later. The project has already produced carotenoids for antioxidants, follistatin for muscle loss, and yogurt and kefir for a healthy gut biome.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/01_bionutrients.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/01_bionutrients.gif?w=480\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"moving image of astronaut working on an experiment\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut mixing the yeast cultures in the Gen-0 bioreactors from the Bionutrients-1 ISS experiment. After a successful first mission, a more compact container was designed as the flat-pack Gen-1 bioreactors.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Findings: <\/strong>Two different engineered baker\u2019s yeasts were cultured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/research\/space-biosciences\/bionutrients-1-ng-11\">BioNutrients-1<\/a> (BN-1) Gen-0 bioreactors, producing beta-carotene and zeaxanthin, and their ambient shelf life on the International Space Station (ISS) has now been demonstrated out to 3.9 years. Four additional organism types and products were flown on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?\">BioNutrients-2<\/a> (BN-2), demonstrating the production of carotenoids, follistatin, yogurt, and kefir products in the Gen-1 bioreactors which have a 91% reduced mass and a flat pack design. The shelf life of yeast-based products is expected to meet 5 years at ambient storage conditions. Analysis of yogurt and kefir is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Impact: <\/strong>BN-1 and BN-2 successes pave the way for further biomanufacturing processes that will ensure the safe consumption of essential nutrients and compounds for long-duration space missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-Investigators:<\/strong> John Hogan and Frances Donovan <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team: <\/strong>Ball, N., Sharif, S., Downing, S., Gresser, A., Hami, R., Oscar, R., Hindupur, A., Hiromi, K., Kostakis, A., Levri, J., Murikami,\u00a0M., Settles, A.M., Sims, K., Villanueva, A., Vu, S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On-demand nutrient production system for long-duration missions When astronauts embark on long space missions, they’ll need to grow their own food because pre-packaged meals from Earth lose their nutritional value over time.\u00a0The BioNutrients project at Ames Research Center’s Space Biosciences Division has solved this problem by using genetic engineering to create microbially-based food that can [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":589410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[13232],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[13246],"coauthors":[13006],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"BioNutrients Flight Experiments","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/bionutrients-flight-experiments\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/ames-science\/ames-space-biosciences\/bionutrients-flight-experiments\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/astronaut-nicole-mann-works-on-the-bionutrients-2-investigation-52608177987-o.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elizabeth E. 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