Mount Sinai bioengineers send cardiac muscle samples into space to study heart cell biology in microgravity

Mount Sinai bioengineers send cardiac muscle samples into space to study heart cell biology in microgravity

Space Daily

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New York NY (SPX) Nov 16, 2023

Mount Sinai's Cardiovascular Research Institute is sending bioengineered human heart muscle cells and micro-tissues into space for the first time on NASA's 29th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission, which launched Thursday, November 9. The "SpaceX CRS-29" mission is sending scientific research to the International Space Station (ISS), where the samples will stay for approximately 30 days

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