YOUR DNA EXPERIMENT IN SPACE
Solve a real-world challenge in space exploration
Your DNA experiment in Space
US contest opens January, 2018
The challenge
We invite students in grades 7 through 12 to design DNA experiments that address challenges in space exploration
- Propose a Polymerase Chain Reaction experiment in space
- Utilize the International Space Station as a testbed for deep space exploration
- Some examples include:
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ALIEN LIFE
Can we detect new life forms? -
COSMIC RADIATION
How will a deep space mission affect our DNA? -
SPACE MICROBIOME
What microorganisms travel to space with us?
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ORGAN SYSTEMS
Will space travel induce molecular changes that impact our eyes, bones, other organs? -
BIOENGINEERING
Can living organisms help us colonize new worlds? -
YOUR IDEA
What’s the most creative, relevant, bold question you can ask?
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The reward
BECOME A SPACE DNA PIONEER!