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Microgravity can change biological systems in ways that may open new paths for biomedical research and commercialization in space. Twyman Clements, Space Tango, explains how “middleware” helps connect research use cases with space infrastructure by adapting terrestrial processes and supply chains for a spaceflight environment. Clements examines how long-duration microgravity creates different physical conditions, how Space Tango packages experiments into flight-ready lab systems, and how commercial space stations and reentry systems could help increase scale, throughput, and production value. He also points to more robotic systems that could support on-orbit sampling, imaging, and experiment assembly. This work helps explain how space-based biomedical research could move beyond small experimental missions and toward more practical, scalable platforms for discovery and development Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Science] [Show ID: 41480]
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