One tiny step for a nematode, one big step toward sustainable agriculture in space
(PHYSorg.com Biology)

An exciting collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture`s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Pheronym (Alachua, FL), will send nematodes (small round worms) into space to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission represents a look into the future where food crops will be grown in space.