Publication Announcement: Genes in Space-10 Investigation Results

The results of the Genes in Space-10 investigation were recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Gravitational and Space Research. The experiment was based on the award-winning proposal by Pristine Onuoha, who developed this investigation as a high school student. Pristine’s research project sought to understand changes to telomeres, the end-caps of chromosomes, during space travel.

Her subsequent experiment, performed aboard the International Space Station, helped develop methods to measure telomere length in microgravity.

Onuoha, who served as lead author on the publication, reflected on the milestone: “It’s so rewarding to reach this milestone. When I first sat down to write my proposal, my goal was to submit an idea I was proud of. Seeing it get sent to space and now finally published is a dream come true. I’m so grateful for the support the GiS team gave me throughout each step of the journey, and I hope stories like this inspire young thinkers to dream big.”

We hope you’ll be inspired, too. Learn more about the Genes in Space-10 investigation.