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Crystal Growth Studied in Space

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Brent D. Johnson

Insulin is perhaps one of the most studied proteins in medical science. Understanding how its structure folds and unfolds could lead to new forms of insulin that would have greater therapeutic value for the millions of people afflicted with Type I diabetes, but analyzing its complex crystalline structure has been a persistent challenge. Researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center plan to use a novel miniature camera to analyze the growth of insulin crystals in microgravity aboard the International Space Station. Space-grown protein crystals, far left, on Spacelab II are larger and...Read full article

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