NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 December, 2020 - Exploring Heart Cells, Muscles Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
Space biology was the dominant research theme aboard the International Space Station today.
The Expedition 64 crew explored heart cells, muscles and more to understand how microgravity impacts the human body.
The Cardinal Heart study has been under way all week with the crew observing engineered heart tissue samples through a microscope in Japan s Kibo laboratory module. The samples are being processed inside the Life Sciences Glovebox to help researchers understand and treat abnormal heart cells and tissues that can lead to disease both on Earth and in space.