NASA astronaut Engineer Raja Chari gathers items for the Rhodium Synthetic Cryptobiology experiment for packing inside the SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship. Results from the biotechnology study could help create more rugged biological components and advance these technologies for use in space and in extreme environments on Earth. (Credit: NASA)
April 27, 2023 01:23 PM EDTUpdated April 28, 03:40 PM
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Rhodi­um Sci­en­tif­ic pur­sues man­u­fac­tur­ing ef­forts in space

Tyler Patchen

News Reporter

Rhodi­um Sci­en­tif­ic, a Hous­ton-based biotech, is in­ves­ti­gat­ing how grav­i­ty af­fects the man­u­fac­tur­ing of ther­a­peu­tics from bac­te­ria and yeast in space.

The In­ter­na­tion­al Space Sta­tion Na­tion­al …

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