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Category:Biology

2026-04-10T09:49:14Z

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From the recent Artemis II mission sending humans the farthest we have ever been from Earth, to microbes surviving in space outside the ISS, and nucleic acids found in meteorites, life has cemented its place in the cosmos.

The Biology team is SSI's fourth project team, focusing on the intersection between the life sciences and space. The Biology Mycorockets project is building completely biodegradable rockets using mycelium. The Astropharmacy project is working on designing a plasmid to transform Bacilis to create a peptide drug in space.

We recently hosted an astrobiology panel, including NASA scientists we've worked with Lynn Rothschild (consider taking her astrobiology class at Stanford!) and David Loftus.

The Biology team began work on its pilot project, building a portable, autonomous [[DNA Synthesizer]] to send to space, in the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Biology team works in the Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, using the Uytengsu Teaching Lab (UTL) space. We are exploring other project ideas, particularly relating to astronaut life support and medicine, biomaterials for space use, and terraforming for space habitation.

The Biology Faculty Advisor is Professor Hawa Thiam. {{nowrap|The current Biology co-leads are {{Leadership|Biology=true}}}}.

If you have any burning ideas or questions come talk to us on slack or at meetings!
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Category:Biology

2026-04-10T09:21:05Z

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From the recent Artemis 2 launch sending humans the farthest they have ever been from Earth, to microbes surviving in space outside the ISS, and nucleic acids found in meteorites, life has cemented its place in the cosmos.

The Biology team is SSI's fourth project team, focusing on the intersection between the life sciences and space. The Biology Mycorockets project is building completely biodegradable rockets using mycelium. The Astropharmacy project is working on designing a plasmid to transform Bacilis to create a peptide drug in space.

We recently hosted an astrobiology panel, including NASA scientists we've worked with Lynn Rothschild (consider taking her astrobiology class at Stanford!) and David Loftus.

The Biology team began work on its pilot project, building a portable, autonomous [[DNA Synthesizer]] to send to space, in the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Biology team works in the Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, using the Uytengsu Teaching Lab (UTL) space. We are exploring other project ideas, particularly relating to astronaut life support and medicine, biomaterials for space use, and terraforming for space habitation.

The Biology Faculty Advisor is Professor Hawa Thiam. {{nowrap|The current Biology co-leads are {{Leadership|Biology=true}}}}.

If you have any burning ideas or questions come talk to us on slack or at meetings!
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Category:Biology

2026-04-10T08:23:42Z

Aspeet:

{{Biology-sidebar}}
From the recent Artemis 2 launch sending humans the farthest they have ever been from Earth, to microbes surviving in space outside the ISS, and nucleic acids found in meteorites, life has cemented its place in the universe.

The Biology team is SSI's fourth project team, focusing on the intersection between the life sciences and space. The Biology Mycorockets project is building completely biodegradable rockets using mycelium. The Astropharmacy project is working on designing a plasmid to transform Bacilis to create a peptide drug in space.

We recently hosted an astrobiology panel, including NASA scientists we've worked with Lynn Rothschild (consider taking her astrobiology class at Stanford!) and David Loftus.

The Biology team began work on its pilot project, building a portable, autonomous [[DNA Synthesizer]] to send to space, in the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Biology team works in the Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, using the Uytengsu Teaching Lab space. We are exploring other project ideas, particularly relating to astronaut life support and medicine, biomaterials for space use, and terraforming for space habitation.

The Biology Faculty Advisor is Professor Hawa Thiam. {{nowrap|The current Biology co-leads are {{Leadership|Biology=true}}}}.

If you have any burning ideas or questions come talk to us on slack or at meetings!

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2026-04-10T07:54:54Z

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{{red-header|size=150}}Biology
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| Part of the [[Biology Team | Biology]] series
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{{red-header}} Projects
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| [[Mycorockets]] • [[Astropharmacy]]
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{{red-header}} Past Projects
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| [[DNA Synthesizer]]
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{{red-header}} People
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| [[Hawa Thiam | Hawa Thiam (Faculty Advisor)]] • [[Tram Dang | Tram Dang (Team Co-Lead)]] • [[User:Aspeet | Alistair Peet (Team Co-Lead)]]
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{{red-header}} How to Get Started
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| [[Wet Lab Access]]
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{{red-header|textalign=right}} <span class="plainlinks" style = "text-align: right"> [[Template:Biology-sidebar | V]] • [http://wiki.stanfordssi.org/index.php?title=Template:Biology-sidebar&action=edit E] </span>
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2026-04-10T07:31:22Z

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{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; font-size:85%;max-width:250px; text-align:center"
{{red-header|size=150}}Biology
|-
| Part of the [[Biology Team | Biology]] series
|-
{{red-header}} Projects
|-
| [[Mycorockets]] • [[Astropharmacy]]
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{{red-header}} Important Concepts
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| [[Enzymatic Synthesis Methods]] • [[Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase]] • [[Electrowetting on Dielectric]] •
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{{red-header}} Verification Strategies
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| [[Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis]] • [[Pyrosequencing]] • [[Ligation and Sequencing]] • [[DNA Synthesizer]]
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{{red-header}} People
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| [[Hawa Thiam | Hawa Thiam (Faculty Advisor)]] • [[Tram Dang | Tram Dang (Team Co-Lead)]] • [[User:Aspeet | Alistair Peet (Team Co-Lead)]]
|-
{{red-header}} How to Get Started
|-
| [[Wet Lab Access]]
|-
{{red-header|textalign=right}} <span class="plainlinks" style = "text-align: right"> [[Template:Biology-sidebar | V]] • [http://wiki.stanfordssi.org/index.php?title=Template:Biology-sidebar&action=edit E] </span>
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Category:Biology

2026-04-10T07:05:25Z

Aspeet: Updated outdated project description and advisor

{{Biology-sidebar}}
'''[http://wiki.stanfordssi.org/Biology_Team Click here to access the main SSI Bio wiki page.]'''

The Biology team is SSI's fourth project team, focusing on the intersection between the life sciences and space. The Biology Mycorockets project is building completely biodegradable rockets using mycelium. The Astropharmacy project is working on designing a plasmid to transform Bacilis to create a peptide drug in space.

The Biology team began work on its pilot project, building a portable, autonomous [[DNA Synthesizer]] to send to space, in the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Biology team works in the Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, using the Uytengsu Teaching Lab space. The Biology team is exploring other project ideas, particularly relating to astronaut life support, biomaterials for space use, and terraforming for space colonization.

The Biology Team's Faculty Advisor is Professor Hawa Thiam. {{nowrap|The current Biology co-leads are {{Leadership|Biology=true}}}}

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