1300: The new frontier of cancer research is in space
An upcoming resupply mission will carry tumor samples to the International Space Station for research. Experiments in microgravity have yielded shocking results: Some tumors triple in size in just 10 days—the kind of growth that could take 10 years on Earth. What does that mean for science, and for astronauts? Joining Ira to discuss this new frontier in cancer research are hematologist Catriona Jamieson and aerospace engineer Meenal Datta.Guests: Dr. Catriona Jamieson is a hematologist at the UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center in California.Dr. Meenal Datta studies the physics of cancer…
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