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Author: Andy Davies

The Biomolecule Sequencer project

The Biomolecule Sequencer project is underway at NASA, where a team of scientists and engineers are preparing to perform DNA in space for the first time.  NASA quotes its ‘Science Objectives for everyone’ as follows: “Living organisms contain DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, and sequencing DNA is a powerful way to understand how they respond to… Read More The Biomolecule Sequencer project

February 5, 2016February 11, 2016 Andy DaviesLeave a comment

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