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September 2019
The RISE project has entered its final stage before the launch of bdelloid rotifers towards the International Space Station! The project is a collaboration between Unamur (LEGE, PI K. Van Doninck; LARN, Co-PI S. Lucas and A-C Heuskin) and the radiobiology Unit of SCK-CEN (Co-PI Sarah Baatout). During this first launch, scientists will study how [...]
Find out moreDecember 2019
Follow the live launch on the NASA website or on the SpaceX website... Hydrated and desicated rotifers will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS). They will stay in the ESA KUBIK incubator. The scientists will study how the space environment is affecting gene expression of the bdelloid rotifers exposed to microgravity and cosmic [...]
Find out moreDecember 2020
Rotifer-B2 experiment. Desiccated, irradiated Adineta vaga individuals will be send to ISS and rehydrated on the space station, while the controls will be rehydrated on earth. Is their DNA double strand break repair mechanism active in space, upon rehydration? Will A. vaga repair accurately their broken genome in space and continue reproduction after rehydration? The [...]
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