Astronaut health: 3D printable tools
If humans are to be sent into deep space, it is important that they understand how the space environment affects health, such as aging and resistance to antibiotics.
NASA’s new project may be able to help. The project aims to create technology that can be used to study \”omics\”, fields of microbiology important for human health. Omics is the study of genomes, proteomes and microbiomes.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena California, is leading the Omics in space project. NASA’s Translational Research Institute for Space Health recently funded the project for four years. NASA wants to create 3D printable instruments for the International Space Station that will handle liquids such as blood samples in microgravity without spilling. These instruments could allow astronauts to analyze biological specimens without having to send them back to Earth.
Source:
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-d-printable-tools-astronaut-health.html
