GoKawiilMount Sinai sends lab-grown mini hearts and brains to ISS on CRS-35 mission
Researchers from Mount Sinai, NASA and Space Tango launched up to 16 miniature engineered hearts and peppercorn-sized 'miBrain' tissue samples to the International Space Station aboard the CRS-35 resupply mission from Cape Canaveral. The organs, housed in an automated CubeLab device from Space Tango, will be monitored for how microgravity and radiation affect their electrical activity and cellular health, with arrival expected two days after launch.
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Researcher Kevin Costa noted that six months in space is roughly equivalent to 10 to 20 years of aging on Earth, suggesting the experiment could compress decades of degenerative changes into a short observation window. This approach could give scientists a faster way to study aging-related disease on Earth while also informing how long-term spaceflight might affect astronauts' hearts and brains.
- Up to 16 mini hearts and peppercorn-sized mini brains launched to the ISS aboard CRS-35
- The experiment uses Space Tango's automated CubeLab system to simulate bodily conditions in orbit
- Researchers say spaceflight may mimic accelerated aging, offering a faster model for studying disease on Earth
Source: science.slashdot.org, 2026-10-15
Published there as: “Mini Organs Launching to Space For Study On Aging”
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