Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)

Peggy Whitson2017-08-31

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

iss052e079043 (Aug. 31, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Jack Fischer actuating four cansiters of the Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22) experiment in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module (JPM). BRIC-22 studies the stress response in plants by comparing 8 different variants of thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) in the microgravity environment.

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Title: Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)
Creator: Peggy Whitson
Date Created: 2017-08-31
Rights: JSC
Album: rtijerin

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