Emirati astronauts have completed a training programme focused on growing and handling cells, so that they are prepared to carry out biomedical experiments on future space missions.
The efforts were part of the new Medical and Research Astronaut Training Programme by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre and Mohammed bin Rashid University.
Astronauts Hazza Al Mansouri, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla, spent two weeks learning essential techniques such as cell culture, thawing and freezing.
Cell culture is the process of growing cells under controlled conditions, typically used in research to study diseases, develop new medicines and explore other areas of biology.
Researchers often send experiments related to cell culture to the International Space Station to take advantage of the microgravity environment, which causes cells to behave differently than on Earth.
The research helps scientists to explore the impacts space on the human body and to develop new medicines or medical technologies that improve life on Earth.
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