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Science In Space, Sports and COVID, Science Diction. July 31, 2020, Part 1
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Astronauts have conducted all sorts of experiments in the International Space Station—from observations of microgravity on the human to body to growing space lettuce. But recently, cosmonauts bioengineered human cartilage cells into 3D structures aboard the station, using a device that utilizes magnetic levitation. The results were recently published in the journal Science Advances. Electrical engineer Utkan Demirci and stem cell biologist Alysson Muotri what removing gravity can reveal about basic biological questions, and how you design experiments to run in space. Major League Baseball’s season opened to great fanfare last week, amid the pandemic. But 18 players and staff of the Miami…