Diagnosing an Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen on Spaceflight-Grown Plants Using the MinION Sequencing Platform
Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0049 Sustainable agriculture in microgravity is crucial for future long-term human space exploration. A contingency plan is needed to monitor plant health and mitigate plant diseases in space-based bioregenerative life support systems. Currently, there are no methods or tools available to assess plant microbial interactions or diagnose potential plant diseases in […]
An Analysis of the Effects of Spaceflight and Vaccination on Antibody Repertoire Diversity
✍️Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.2100056 Antibody (Ab) repertoire diversity is crucial for the immune system to combat pathogens. The diversity in the Ab repertoire is influenced by the Complementarity Determining Region 3 (CDR3), which plays a significant role in Ab-antigen binding and contributes to the overall diversity in the repertoire. The diversity in CDR3 is […]