Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 5, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Space Station Live: Delivering Drugs in Tiny BalloonsSpace Station Live commentator Pat Ryan interviews Dr. Dennis Morrison from NuVue Therapeutics, Inc. Morrison is the principal investigator of MEPS (Microencapsulation Electrostatic Processing System).This experiment sought to deliver drugs stored in tiny balloons, called microcapsules, directly in to tumors or resistant infections. Research on the ground produced positive results and the technology was awarded patents.Research using MEPS was conducted aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 5. The microgravity environment provided easier control of the production process of the drugs stored in the microcapsule.Read more about MEPS:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/277.htmlRead more about Expedition 5:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition05/index.html#.UxcqC4W0O7MCredit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpnuts Posted March 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Ii thought something completely different when I read the title. Like sort of clown based drug smuggling operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 5, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Ii thought something completely different when I read the title. Like sort of clown based drug smuggling operation. The reference to drug smuggling has to be the most predictable response to a topic title I have seen in a long time. So predictable in fact that I considered making a comment asking people not to be that off-topic. In the end I didn't bother because I doubted any one on this site would be that predictable. Edited March 5, 2014 by Waspie_Dwarf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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