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International Space Station ISS over planet Earth. Adobe Stock by muratart.

Florida scientists to send seeds to ISS to study farming solutions for Earth’s harsh conditions

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
July 28, 2025

As drought and extreme heat test American farmers more than ever, University of Florida researchers are looking to another harsh environment to create durable crops: space.   Wagner Vendrame, professor in the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: International Space Station, Outer Space
Fermentation

Beer in space: UF researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation

by Megan Winslow
August 14, 2024

A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrew MacIntosh, Beer, Biofuel, Clinostat, Ester, Ferment, Fermentation, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Grain, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Microgravity, Outer Space, Pedro Fernandez Mendoza, Pharmaceutical, Research, Researcher, Saccharomyces Pastorianus, Space, Space Exploration, Study, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wort, Yeast

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