Growing Miniature Human Tissue on the International Space Station

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We have grown many things on the International Space Station, but now we are recently growing human tissues. Due to gravity it is hard to produce a good replica of human tissue and that is why it is being grown on the ISS. There are many advancements that could take place with this tissue one being drug development. Less usage of animal testing is another one. This will also help us understand how to grow complex materials in microgravity.

Key Takeaways:

Two researchers from the University of Zurich are using microgravity in space to grow organ-like tissues.
A 2020 mission that sent 250 test tubes to the ISS was successful in developing organ-like structures.
The current mission tests how robust the process is when using cells of different biological variability.

“The ISS will thus function as a workshop to produce miniature human tissues for terrestrial use in research and medicine.”

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