by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 22, 2014 | Citizen Science, In the News, ISS
Thanks to everyone who helped collect all those microbes we sent to space for Project MERCCURI! If you have a few minutes, listen to this radio segment about Project MERCCURI, that aired Friday on WHYY. From WHYY radio: A first look at how our germs are behaving in...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2014 | In the News, ISS
Project MERCCURI Progresses; Microbe Growth Documented for Analysis and Interpretation by UC Davis Scientists This week on the International Space Station, astronaut Terry Virts is measuring the growth of microbes collected by citizen scientists across the United...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2014 | Citizen Science, In the News, ISS, Project MERCCURI
“What do Buzz Aldrin’s shoe, the Liberty Bell & sports arenas all have in common? Watch Space to Ground, your weekly update on what’s happening aboard the International Space Station.” Project MERCCURI (a citizen science project to compare...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 5, 2014 | ISS, Project MERCCURI
From @Jennomics (a co-PI on Project MERCCURI): Status update for Project MERCCURI: Our [surface] samples are being stored in a -80C freezer on the ISS. But, there is a problem with the equipment (plate reader) that will be used to run our “growth...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 19, 2014 | Atlanta Falcons, Citizen Science, Events, ISS, NBA, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Project MERCCURI, Sacramento Kings, The Science Cheerleaders
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by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 11, 2014 | In the News, ISS
The Pulse visited a collecting event at a Sixers game in February. Click on the yellow link above to hear the story. You can contribute your own cell phone and shoe samples at the Philadelphia Science Festival, which begins on April 25th. To learn more about the...
