BEST experiment biomolecule sequencer on the ISS. Biomolecule sequencer for the BEST (Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology) experiment floating in front of Window 7 in the Cupola module of the International Space Station (ISS). Earth is in the background. The biomolecule sequencer seeks to demonstrate,for the first time,that DNA sequencing is feasible in an orbiting spacecraft. A space-based DNA sequencer could identify microbes,diagnose diseases,understand crew member health,and potentially help detect DNA-based life elsewhere in the solar system. Photographed by NASA astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor on 8 October 2018,during Expedition 57 to the ISS. | |
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