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[–] readbeanicecream@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Research has already established that protein crystals grown in a weightless environment can result in more perfect structures compared with those grown on Earth. These space-formed crystals could potentially then be used to create better-performing drugs that the human body can more easily absorb.

Interesting research for sure!