Release date: 2016-07-15
According to the Daily Mail, US astronaut Kate Rubins, who recently arrived at the International Space Station, will use the genetic sequencing device MinION developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies to complete the genetic sequencing work for the first time in a space environment. This pocket-sized test tool can help deep-space astronauts survive and can be used to resolve alien life in the future.
Before becoming an astronaut, Rubens focused on Ebola and other deadly viruses, and she will be the first virus hunter in space. With the help of the hand-held gene sequencing device MinION, she will complete the first complete DNA sequencing test in space. She said: "We are very interested in testing in a microgravity environment. We will test the bacterial virus and the mouse genome without any danger to the space station."
MinION will arrive at the International Space Station with the next supply of space technology exploration company SpaceX. Jeff Williams, the current commander of the International Space Station, has previously conducted the same genetic tests in space, but the new device will be more further. He said: "Biomolecule sequencing will allow us to fully understand the sample, which is very exciting."
This test also helps to study space flight that helps humans reach Mars. Rubens said: "Any of the tests we conducted can help us understand how to survive in space and help us understand the bones and microbes in space. We will prove that humans can survive in space and have opportunities. See the reaction of microorganisms in space."
NASA said the purpose of the technology demonstration was to provide evidence that DNA sequencing in space is feasible. This technology has great potential to identify microbes in space flight, monitor changes in humans and microbes, and even help detect other DNA-based alien life in the universe. NASA investigator Douglas Botkin said: "The ultimate goal is to allow us to perform genetic sequencing on the space station or Mars as normal on Earth."
Source: NetEase Technology
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