NASA astronaut Kate Rubins works on the Cardinal Heart study (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins works on the Cardinal Heart study

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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins works on the Cardinal Heart study, which used engineered heart tissues to confirm that microgravity exposure causes significant changes in heart cell function and gene expression.

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NASA

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