Mayo Clinic researchers have turned to the International Space Station to find new ways to grow tissue from stem cells. It turns out that stem cell tissue can grow in 3-dimensions in Space, whereas on Earth, resulting tissue is 2-dimensional, according to the journal npj Microgravity report.
Research published by Fay Abdul Ghani and Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., tells of experiments derived from 3-different batches of stem cells sent to the ISS. MedicalXpress quotes Dr. Zubair, who says, in part: "Studying stem cells in space has uncovered cell mechanisms that would otherwise be undetected or unknown within the presence of normal gravity," *
The npj Microgravity report: Discoveries from human stem cell research in space that are relevant to advancing cellular therapies on Earth can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-024-00425-0
