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Flight Experiments STS-107

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Anatomical Studies - How Astronauts Adapt to Space and to Earth. Principal Investigator: Dr. Gay Holstein

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Arterial Remodeling - How Space Travel Affects Blood Vessels.
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Michael Delp
For a news article about Dr. Delp's research visit Vascular Health in Space.

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Bacterial Physiology - Microgravity Effects on the Smallest Space Travelers.
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Barry Pyle

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Choroidal Regulation - Understanding Fluid Shifts in the Brain.
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jaqueline Gabrion

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Seeking the Light - Growth Without the Influence of Gravity.
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Fred Sac
For a news article about Dr. Sack's research visit Mossy Space Spirals.

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Space Magnets Attracting Interest on Earth - Gravisensing and Plants
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Karl H. Hasenstein
For a news article about Dr. Hasenstein's research visit Sowing Seeds

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Early T-cell Activation - An experiment on STS-107.
Principal Investigators: Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford, Dr. Augusto Cogoli

Other Flight Experiments

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Experiments: Exploring Ways of Neutralizing Virulent Microbes
Principal Investigator: Cheryl Nickerson

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Gene Therapy: Putting Muscle Into the Research
Principal Investigator: Herman Vandenburgh

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Space Travel & Reproduction - Lack of Gravity Affects Fertilization in Space.
Principal Investigator: Joseph Tash

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Avian Development Facility - Facility for Incubating Quail Eggs in Space.
Principal Investigators: J. David Dickman, Stephen Doty

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