C. elegans Biological Investigation on Microbiome Effect in Space (CBIOMES)
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Principal Investigator(s): Siva A. Vanapalli, Texas Tech University Overview: This investigation uses roundworms to understand how microgravity changes the trillions of microbes living inside hosts and how those changes may affect health. Roundworms are ideal for this research because they share key genetic and biological similarities with humans. Microscopy image of C. elegans showing tail nerve cells (red) and bacterial microbes […]