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Female Astronautin can perhaps perform on that 10-day ISS flight an experiment, taking advantage of the microgravity environment to perform Protein Crystals studies that couldn't be done on Earth (since Gravity on the earth affects crystallization / the convection generated by the earth's gravity, ). The cultivation of protein crystals grown in space and its implication in the field of medicine can be harnessed, to be used in the treatment of certain type of disease or medical conditions. Scientists found that crystals grown in space are larger and more neatly ordered — and thus easier to subject to X-ray structural analysis — than those grown here on Earth. Space-grown crystals therefore have great potential to help scientists understand how certain proteins work, perhaps leading to better and more targeted drugs in the future. Collaborate with big pharma companies such as Bayer, Sanofi, Pfizer, Roche and others for sponsorship with this experiment/project.

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