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GROWTH AT

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THE INSTITUTION AND MORE AHEAD
AS WELL.
THANKS AS ALWAYS.
>>>A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS FROM

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THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS
TEAMED UP WITH THE U.S. ARMY AND
NASA AS IT BEGINS THE SECOND

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PHASE OF AN EXPERIMENT HEADING
TO SPACE.
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS REPORTER
MARY-RACHEL REDMAN JOINS US NOW

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WITH DETAILS.
>>MARY-RACHEL: THANKS, GERRY.
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AS MANY
YEARS IU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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PROFESSOR MELISSA KACENA AND HER
TEAM OF RESEARCHERS ARE TAKING
THEIR EXPERIMENT TO OUTER SPACE.
KACENA AND HER TEAM OF 8

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STUDENTS LEFT FOR CAPE CANAVERAL
FLORIDA THIS WEEK TO COMPLETE
THE SECOND PHASE OF THEIR
BONE-HEALING RESEARCH PROJECT.

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IN 2017, KACENA SENT MICE INTO
SPACE TO TEST CERTAIN
BONE-HEALING THERAPIES IN
WEIGHTLESSNESS.

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THIS TIME, THEY'RE SENDING BONE
CELLS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION TO TEST THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUGS THAT

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COULD HELP ASTRONAUTS AND THOSE
WITH OSTEOPOROSIS.
THE CELLS ARE SET TO LAUNCH INTO
SPACE JULY 21ST, EN ROUTE TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THERE, ASTRONAUTS WILL CULTURE
THE CELLS TO HELP RESEARCHERS
SEE THE EFFECTS OF AN

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FDA-APPROVED BONE-HEALING DRUG
CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET, AS WELL
AS A NEW PATENT-PENDING DRUG
IDENTIFIED BY KACENA'S TEAM.

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THE UNIVERSITY SAYS SENDING THE
CELLS INTO SPACE ENSURES THE
DRUGS CAN BE TESTED WITHOUT ANY
OF THE NATURAL HEALING THAT

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WEIGHT-BEARING CAN HAVE ON
BROKEN BONES AND DAMAGED CELLS.
I TALKED TO KACENA EARLIER THIS
WEEK AND SHE TELLS ME THE EFFORT

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IS
ABLE TO CONTINUE THANKS TO
THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST PHASE.
>> MOST OF THE TIME I WOULD HAVE

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SAID IT'S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY SO CLEARLY FOR
MYSELF AND ONE OF MY STUDENTS
IT'S A TWICE IN A LIFETIME

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OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S REALLY AMAZING AND CLEARLY
I THINK THAT NASA AND THE REVIEW
SYSTEM VALIDATED IN THE ARMY

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APPROACHED US AND THEY THOUGHT
THAT THE WORK WE DO HERE IN
INDIANA IS REALLY WORLD RENOWNED
AND WE ARE DOING SOME OF THE

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BEST BONE HEALING WORK AND THAT
WE ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO
TACKLE THE PROBLEM AND HELP THEM
OUT AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.

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>>MARY-RACHEL: KACENA SAYS THE
ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS
TO GAIN FDA APPROVAL FOR HER
TEAM'S PATENT-PENDING DRUG.

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BUT THAT COULD STILL BE 15 TO 20