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            J’ai ENFIN découvert le secret d’Aki pour être aussi efficace : il est aidé par des minions ! Pas les petits personnages jaunes et un peu pénibles, mais la minuscule machine argentée qu’on voit derrière lui. MiniON est un séquenceur ADN portable, encore une prouesse technologique incroyable quand on considère le chemin parcouru depuis la découverte de cette molécule. Aki l’utilise pour analyser le génome de bactéries, dans l’idée de voir si elles ont changé ou évolué dans l’espace. Il y a 20 ans, cette simple idée était encore de la science-fiction, et parfois c’est difficile de réaliser que nous sommes l'un des bras de ces technologies  

I found out Aki's secret for being so great: he has Minions to help him! I don't mean us crew, nor the yellow irritating cartoon characters, I mean the (very small) silver machine behind him. The MiniON is a DNA sequencer that is portable, which is frankly mind-blowing considering how quickly DNA research has advanced since its discovery. Aki is using it for the Biomole experiment that takes samples of bacteria on the Space Station, extracts their DNA for examination, and then sequences it... to see if it has changed and evolved. The photos show him preparing the amplified DNA to be put in the Minion machine. Just 20 years ago this would have been science fiction, and for me it still feels like it. Portable devices that can scan DNA and analyse life-forms in space, and it is all happening right now while I did something else, I wish I had some minions too... 😉

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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Taken on: September 14, 2021

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Sets appears in: • Alpha inside Space Station • Alpha experiments more » • Mission Alpha in space « less

Camera: Nikon D5, f/3.5, 1/125 sec, 35mm, ISO 1000, 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	1000, 1000
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	On, Return detected
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	Unknown (0)
Software:	Ver.N.10
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