iss056e094286 (July 9, 2018) --- Arabidopsis plants are pictured inside the Plant Habitat experiment's Growth Chamber located in the Columbus laboratory module's EXPRESS Rack 5. The plants were harvested for the Plant Habitat experiment which is researching differences in genetics, metabolism, photosynthesis, and gravity sensing between plants grown in space and on Earth. Results may help crews on future missions successfully grow plants for food and oxygen generation.
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