Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS
What can microbes from space tell scientists on Earth? The world is about to find out as experts are currently analyzing fungi grown from microbe samples collected from the International Space Station (ISS).
The samples inside a petri dish contain fungi grown from samples collected aboard the ISS during the Microbial Tracking-1 experiment, an investigation designed to look into different kinds of microbes collected from the surfaces of the space station including the air.
Based on NASA's data, more than 200 astronauts had already crossed the "threshold" to the ISS to perform vital research. All of the mission is connected to various scientific experiments whose primary goal is to find something beneficial to Earth and mankind in general. Some research materials are also geared towards improving the chances and survival of astronauts when the Journey to Mars mission is launched. The microbes are now the focus of a brand new research partnership between NASA and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a non-profit organization. This proves the fact that the ISS holds not only astronauts, according to Popular Science...