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    Friday’s Station Research Looks at Skin Cells, Plant Genetics and Exercise

    Astronaut Mark Vande Hei harvests plants and collects samples to analyze later for a space agriculture study.

    Friday’s research schedule aboard the International Space Station included exploring how microgravity affects skin cells and cotton genetics. The Expedition 66 crew is also learning how to exercise more effectively in weightlessness. Living in space has been shown to accelerate the rate of skin aging and a new study delivered aboard the Cygnus space freighter …

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