NSSDCA ID: 1973-027A-68
Mission Name: SkylabThis experiment attempted to determine the extent to which the absence of gravity afffects the in vitro demonstration of the immune-response mechanism. The technique employed was a precipitin reaction (radial immune diffusion) in vitro, using various concentrations of human antigen to be reacted against an agar suspension of specific antibody under spacecraft conditions. The reaction between antigen and antibody formed a precipitin ring, the diameter of which was a function of the reaction between antigen and anitbody. The results were observed and photographed for subsequent comparison to control samples run on earth. This experiment was conducted during the SL-3 mission only.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Robert E Allen | Other Investigator | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | |
Mr. Vincent G. Galasso | Other Investigator | Bronx High School of Science | |
Dr. Todd A. Meister | Principal Investigator | Bronx High School of Science |