Yeast Growth Study (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Yeast Growth Study

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Studying yeast grown in space could help us learn about the changes human cells may experience during long-duration spaceflight. Gaining better knowledge of genetic alterations by studying yeast also may help in understanding how these changes could manifest in human disease on Earth.

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University of Toronto

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