Space Drugs and Gross Outfits
Some notes & quotes from recent reads:
The Next Generation of Drugs Could Be Made in Space
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On 21 February, a metre-wide space capsule landed in the Utah desert after eight months in orbit. Its cargo: a batch of Ritonavir, an antiviral drug used in the treatment of HIV and COVID-19.
Carried out by Californian start-up Varda Space Industries, the mission aimed to demonstrate the potential for the automated manufacturing of pharmaceutical drugs in space, possibly paving the way for new and more efficient methods of developing medicines.
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