The next drug lab is in orbit

Space, which have been largely dominated by rockets, satellites and astronauts up until now, is gearing up to welcome a relatively new player — drugmakers — with the acceleration of commercial space vehicle race across the globe. As microgravity in space allows proteins to grow into larger and more uniform crystals, it helps scientists better understand the three-dimensional structures of disease-related proteins. This helps drug discovery by giving an accurate picture of the shape drug molecule

By The Korea Herald