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Clemson University researchers Chris Saski and Sonika Kumar examine cotton plants.

Cotton Revolution: Unlocking New Cotton Varieties for a Sustainable Future

Since the first viral cotton disease was observed in Nigeria in 1912, quickly spreading from Africa to North America and Asia, we’ve known cotton…

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Professor Tengfei Luo works in his lab with graduate student Qiushi Zhang.

Harnessing the Power of Space Bubbles: New Biosensing Method Could Detect Cancer Markers and Microplastics

Imagine a sensor so sensitive it can detect early cancer in a single drop of blood, enabling diagnosis and treatment before the first symptoms—possibly…

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Elderly couple walking in the woods

The Beauty of Accelerated Aging: Using Tissue Chips to Explore Age-Related Muscle Loss in Microgravity

Contrary to Bob Dylan’s famous song, it’s not possible to “stay forever young,” and aging is inevitable. As we get older, many things change,…

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Tyman Clements, President and Co-founder of Space Tango

View From the Cupola: Twyman Clements

The possibilities that lie ahead are inspiring, as we explore space to find solutions to some of Earth’s most pressing problems. The Space Tango…

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View of the NREP through a window in the Japanese Experiment Module on the International Space Station.

Sensors, Satellites, and Sidekicks: Chemical Fingerprinting From Space for Valuable Applications on Earth

Beside some of the greatest heroes, you’ll find a loyal sidekick ready to jump in and help whenever a challenge arises. Batman has Robin.…

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Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques onboard the International Space Station

From Root Cause to Remedy: Can Microgravity Help Prevent Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis?

Alan Grodzinsky sees things differently. When he uses fluorescent dyes to test cell viability in the cartilage tissue he studies, dead cells are supposed…

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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur with the Astrobee robotic free-flyers.

Free-Flying Robots in Space: How Real-Life Droids are Testing New Tech

Five years ago, on a space station not so far away, a trio of cube-shaped robots embarked on a multi-year mission to help pave…

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ISS National Lab Deputy Chief Scientist, Donna Roberts

View From the Cupola: Donna Roberts

I am excited to introduce this edition of Upward® magazine, which highlights how flying robots, helpful sidekicks, and tissue chips containing living human cells…

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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur tends to cotton growth chambers during the TIC TOC experiment.

Cultivating the Cosmos: Decoding Crop Resilience Through Space-Grown Cotton

Plants don’t have bones or muscles or brains, but they’re always on the move. Driven by their genetics, some are hardwired to flower in…

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NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren processes samples inside the Life Science Glovebox for the Immunosenescence space biology study.

Unlocking the Secrets of the Immune System: How Tissue Chips in Space Could Hold the Key

They say you’re only as old as you feel, but in reality, you’re only as old as your immune cells. Even though the calendar…

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View From the Cupola: Susan Margulies

What can we discover about phenomena on Earth when soaring approximately 250 miles above our planet’s surface? As you will find in this issue…

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ESA astronaut Lt. Samantha Cristoforetti installing the Ring Sheared Drop system.

A Small Drop With a Big Impact: Fundamental Science in Space to Improve Medicine on Earth

It’s 10 p.m., and researchers and students excitedly gather inside a lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York. All are focused on…

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