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Jessica Watkins Prepares Cell Samples in Space

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 21 October 2026, 15:05 UTC ·10 sec listen

On October 9, 2026, astronaut Jessica Watkins mixed living cell samples with bioink inside the space station’s Kibo laboratory and loaded the blend into a special cartridge. The work supports research into three-dimensional cell printing in microgravity.

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