Genes in Space Your DNA Experiment in Space

Genes in Space Your DNA Experiment in Space!

Welcome to Genes in Space 1

A new era in human space exploration Photo credit – NASA 2

Effect of long-term spaceflight missions on… Humans? Plants? Microbes? Photo credit – NASA 3

The International Space Station National Lab Photo credit – Boeing 4

DNA Sequencing in Space (since August 2016) Photo credit – NASA 5

YOU can be a space biology pioneer! Photo credit – CASIS 6

Genes in Space 2018: Join us in exploration Photo credit – mini. PCR 7

Submitting your idea is simple Photo credit – mini. PCR 8

Step 1: Identify an open question 9

Step 2: Formulate a hypothesis Photo credit – CASIS 10

Anna-Sophia Boguraev Julian Rubinfien Alia Al Mansoori Fox Lane High School Bedford, NY Stuyvesant High School New York, NY Al Mawakeb School United Arab Emirates Hypothesis: Space flight causes changes in epigenetic regulation of the immune system. Hypothesis: Space flight causes changes in telomere length. Hypothesis: Space flight changes expression of genes that could prevent unwanted cell death. In space April 2016 In space April 2017 In space August 2017 11

Step 3: Why aboard the Space Station? Photo credit – NASA 12

First PCR in Space: Genes in Space experiment by a high school student! 13

Step 4: Experimental Plan - use PCR! Photo credit – mini. PCR 14

Genes in Space 2018: Apply Today! 1/16 – Contest opens 4/20 – Submissions due 5/22 – Finalists announced 7/26 – Winner announced Space Biology Camp – Aug-Sept 2018 15

Genes in Space 2018: Apply Today! www. genesinspace. org genesinspace@minipcr. com Facebook. com/Genes. In. Space 16