{"id":15656,"date":"2016-09-16T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T11:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=15656"},"modified":"2016-09-16T11:59:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T11:59:51","slug":"first-dna-sequencing-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/first-dna-sequencing-space\/","title":{"rendered":"First DNA Sequencing in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Which of the following space agency has successfully performed DNA sequencing in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) ISRO<br \/>\n(b) NASA<br \/>\n(c) ESA<br \/>\n(d) CNSA<br \/>\n<strong>Ans: (b)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 30 August 2016 for the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment.<\/li>\n<li>It was performed by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins aboard the International Space Station.<\/li>\n<li>For the first time DNA sequencing is possible in an orbiting spacecraft.<\/li>\n<li>The Biomolecule Sequencer investigation sent samples of mouse, virus and bacteria DNA to the space station to test a commercially available DNA sequencing device called MinION, developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to sequence the DNA of living organisms in space opens a whole new world of scientific and medical possibilities.<\/li>\n<li>This sequencing could be used to keep astronauts aboard the ISS healthy.<\/li>\n<li>That could also prevent wasting resources, like antibiotics and disinfectant<\/li>\n<li>Scientists consider the first DNA sequencing in space as a game changer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/dna_sequencing\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/dna_sequencing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/space\/dna-sequenced-in-space-for-first-time-by-nasa-astronaut-kate-rubins-watch-video_1923908.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/space\/dna-sequenced-in-space-for-first-time-by-nasa-astronaut-kate-rubins-watch-video_1923908.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc2news.com\/newsy\/nasas-dna-sequencer-could-be-a-game-changer-for-longterm-missions\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.abc2news.com\/newsy\/nasas-dna-sequencer-could-be-a-game-changer-for-longterm-missions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which of the following space agency has successfully performed DNA sequencing in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment? (a) ISRO (b) NASA (c) ESA (d) CNSA Ans: (b) Related facts: On 30 August 2016 for the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1131],"tags":[2377],"class_list":["post-15656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dssn","tag-defensescience-short-notes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}