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SIUE biology professor sends seeds to space to analyze plant growth in microgravity

Last week, a collaboration between SIUE professor Darron Luesse, Ohio University professor Sarah Wyatt and NASA launched about 18,000 plant seeds into space.
Pictured above are Sarah Wyatt, Ohio University Professor of Plant Biology; Proma Basu, Ohio University Graduate Student; Sarah Hutchinson, SIUE Graduate Student; and Darron Luesse, SIUE Professor of Biological Sciences
Titled Proteomics Analysis of […]

Jan 18, 2015 | 0 comments | View Post

SIUE biology professor collaborates with Ohio University professor to study plants in space

Biologists could soon know how plants react to a lack of gravity due to an experiment biology professor Darron Luesse will conduct with Ohio University professor Sarah Wyatt with the assistance of a nearly $400,000 grant from NASA.
Photo courtesy of Darron Luesse
The research, according to Luesse, will help understand basic biology, such as how plants […]

Nov 03, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post