Microgravity
This is a large 2 mm crystal of histone octamer, grown on STS-81. A very dynamic structure which functions in many aspects of gene regulation from control of gene activity to the more subtle mechanisms of genetic imprinting. Principle Investigator is Dan Carter of New Century Pharmaceuticals.
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NASA ID
9807365
Date Created
January 12, 1997
Center
MSFC
Media Type
image
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