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Article: Space Shuttle Discovery to Carry Vaccine Research along with International Space Station Equipment.
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- August 24, 2009
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Astrogenetix Works with NASA to Use Microgravity to Develop New Medicines
AUSTIN, Texas -- Along with supply and equipment cargo bound for the International Space Station, Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128 will carry an additional scientific payload being conducted by Austin-based Astrogenetix, the first commercial space company to use microgravity to discover the foundation of new medicines.
Specifically, research will be conducted on Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella microbes in search of a potential target for a therapeutic agent or vaccine candidate. These bacterial microbes are known to cause hundreds of thousands of medically diagnosed infections ...