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The miniature suite of hardware that gives the ISS big molecular biology capabilities. The miniPCR platform, used for the amplification of nucleic acids, from the Genes in Space investigations combined with the MinION, nucleic acid sequencer, from the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment makes up the Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST) payload. With this hardware, including the pipettes, astronauts have demonstrated a complete sample-to-answer process for DNA and RNA sequencing on board the ISS.

jsc2018e059572_alt (5/29/2018) --- The miniPCR platform, used for the amplification of nucleic acids, from the Genes in Space investigations combined with the MinION, nucleic acid sequencer, from the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment makes up the Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST) payload. With this hardware, including the pipettes, astronauts have demonstrated a complete sample-to-answer process for DNA and RNA sequencing on board the ISS.

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