CMIX uses microgravity for biotechnology research to develop services and processes to generate materials. An optical system recorded the experiments for the first time.
Formal results are due soon.
ITA research of commercial biomolecules, such as cytokines, hormones, enzymes and specialized proteins, included the growth of urokinase crystals for breast cancer research. The Consortium for Materials Development in Space researched aligned heart muscle cells for transplantation. The center foresees the eventual production of transplantable cells or tissues not available through standard Earth-bound processes. For more information, contact Dr. Marian Lewis at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Please mention you read about it in Innovation.