With the launch of the MinION DNA sequencer scheduled for the summer, the advance part of the associated computing/software is already on the way. Watch the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft.  It was carrying more than 3 1/2 tons of… Read More Computers with MinION software make their way to the ISS

This blog from Spaceref includes interviews with NASA team members Aaron Burton and Sarah Castro. “NASA is not often known for making the best use of existing COTS (commercial off the shelf technology) aboard the ISS. Then again, sometimes they are. This is an example of when the agency really grabs cutting edge biotech and… Read More Sequencing DNA in Space – SpaceRef