August 18, 2013

The study of Arabidopsis thaliana aims to understand how the effects of hypobaric environments on the International Space Station determine plant growth in microgravity (Image NASA)

In late May, NASA selected 31 proposals for biological research to be carried out on the International Space Station. In the list there are many types of research, ranging from the growth of plants to cell growth, from researches related to the development of new vaccines to others concerning the strength of human bones. These studies will benefit from a truly unique environment thanks to microgravity and other features that don’t exist on Earth.