
iss065e144296 (June 14, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Megan McArthur loads protein crystallography plates with protein solutions, mixes them with custom salt solutions, then seals and transfers the plates for incubation for the Real-Time Protein Crystal Growth-2 experiment. The biotechnology study looks at new ways to produce high-quality protein crystals which could lead to new disease therapies on Earth.
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