UBC's yeast samples are back from space

UBC's yeast samples are back from space

January 11, 2023 8:46 pm PST.

Samples of yeast sent to space have returned, and they're now being researched by Cory Nislow and others at UBC. The goal of the project is to learn what impact radiation and near-zero gravity had on the yeast organisms.

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