Within the scope of the MESSAGE (Microgravity Associated Genetics) experiment, one of the 13 scientific researches in Turkey's first manned space mission, the blood samples of Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı, taken in space in a zero-gravity environment, arrived at Üsküdar University TRGENMER laboratory.
BLOOD SAMPLES WERE STORED IN THE -80 CABINET
Emphasizing that the blood samples were delivered to "standards that can be stable at -80 degrees", Dr. Lecturer Member Cihan Taştan said, “Then it was taken to the -80 cabinet in our TRGENMER laboratory.” He gave information as follows.
WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH BLOOD SAMPLES?
Dr. on what to do next about blood samples. Taştan said, “As the MESSAGE team, the blood samples taken in the acoustic levitation device we have developed in the laboratory environment and in 2D culture for control purposes are knocked out with the CRISPR/Cas system, and then the immune profile is determined, the anti-cancer activity is observed, the proliferation of T lymphocytes is examined and finally "We will carry out our experiments by comparing the cytokine release profiles," he said.
WHEN WILL THE EXPERIMENT RESULTS BE KNOWN?
Regarding the test results, Dr. Lecturer Member Cihan Taştan said, "Although we cannot say this clearly at the moment, we aim to start experiments as of the day the blood arrives, publish articles as soon as possible, make new gene discoveries, and discover the reactions that zero-gravity environmental conditions give to cells." said.