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BRIC-LED-002

BRIC-LED-002 was a completed International Space Station investigation that tested whether spaceflight affects plant defenses against pathogens by growing Arabidopsis in microgravity, triggering defense responses, and returning preserved samples to Earth for RNA analysis.

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BRIC-LED 002Biological Research in Canisters-Light Emitting Diode-002BRIC-LED-002 investigation
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BRIC-LED-002
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completed

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BRIC-LED-002 was a completed International Space Station investigation that tested whether spaceflight affects plant defenses against pathogens by growing Arabidopsis in microgravity, triggering defense responses, and returning preserved samples to Earth for RNA analysis.
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2020-03-07
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August 14, 2026 at 00:39:57 UTC
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August 14, 2026 at 00:39:57 UTC

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