NASA is conducting the AVATAR experiment to study human tissue responses in space using organ chip models derived from crew members. According to the Houston We Have a Podcast, Episode 414, recorded ...

NASA scientists launched cell-culture “avatars” of the Artemis II crew into space to gain new insights into how space affects ...

NASA has launched four astronauts on a pioneering journey around the moon—the Artemis II mission. Follow our coverage here. AVATAR uses organs-on-a-chip, fluid-filled devices, about the size of a ...

Chips seeded with the astronauts’ bone marrow cells circled the moon to help probe how deep-space flight affects human ...

Beyond moon photos, NASA's AVATAR experiment on Artemis II uses astronaut blood samples on chips to study and solve space's ...

Tiny lab-grown replicas of human tissue are helping scientists understand what deep space really does to the body.

NASA has launched an intriguing experiment, sending 'organ chips'—tiny lab-grown human tissue replicas—into space to study ...

NASA Artemis II astronauts to bring back Harvard-developed organ chips to Earth after the historic lunar flyby mission.