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iss073e0025618 (May 8, 2025) -- Working in the space station’s Microgravity Science Glovebox, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim mixes proteins with Janus base nanomaterials, small molecules that mimic DNA base pairs, for DNA Nano Therapeutics-Mission 2. This investigation builds on previous work and aims to develop in-space manufacturing of nanomaterials that are less toxic, more stable, and more biocompatible than current drug delivery technologies. Better, more advanced drugs and easier methods for delivering them could improve quality of life for patients in space on Earth.
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