A new experiment aims to study ways to produce huge amounts of special cells that could be used to treat many diseases. The special cells, known as stem cells, arrived on a supply ship recently at the International Space Station for testing in Earth’s orbit. The cells are part of a project led by scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The researchers are trying to find new ways to make large amounts of stem cells that can produce nearly any other kind of cell in the human body. Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are among those now orbiting the Earth. The goal is to test whether the stem cells will grow better in zero gravity. “I don’t think I would be able to pay whatever it costs now” to take a private ride to space, Sareen said. “At least a part of me in cells can go up!” The experiment is the latest research project that involves sending stem cells into space. Some projects aim to overcome the difficulty of mass producing the cells. Others explore how space travel impacts the cells in the body. And some help scientists better understand diseases such as cancer.
Title: Scientists Send Stem Cells into Space in NASA-supported Experiment
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orbit.</span> <span data-start-time='25146' data-end-time='34292'>The cells are part of a project led by scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.</span> <span data-start-time='34292' data-end-time='46917'>The researchers are trying to find new ways to make large amounts of stem cells that can produce nearly any other kind of cell in the human body.</span> <span data-start-time='46917' data-end-time='54146'>Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are among those now orbiting the Earth. </span> <span data-start-time='54146' data-end-time='60854'>The goal is to test whether the stem cells will grow better in zero gravity.</span> <span data-start-time='60854' data-end-time='69938'>“I don’t think I would be able to pay whatever it costs now” to take a private ride to space, Sareen said. </span> <span data-start-time='69938' data-end-time='73896'>“At least a part of me in cells can go up!”</span> <span data-start-time='73896' data-end-time='82208'>The experiment is the latest research project that involves sending stem cells into space. </span> <span data-start-time='82208' data-end-time='88333'>Some projects aim to overcome the difficulty of mass producing the cells. </span> <span data-start-time='88333' data-end-time='94250'>Others explore how space travel impacts the cells in the body. </span> <span data-start-time='94250' data-end-time='100750'>And some help scientists better understand diseases such as cancer.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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