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Asset Name:
media:NASM-A20120272004cp01

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Object details:

Object Name: Disc, Assembly Instructions, Protein Crystal Growth Experiment Apparatus
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20120272004

	Object Name
	Disc, Assembly Instructions, Protein Crystal Growth Experiment Apparatus

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99088529a-97e4-4aaf-99f3-b47091a0e854

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	JVC

	Manufacturer
	University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering

	Materials
	Plastic

	Materials
	Aluminum

	Materials
	Ink

	Materials
	Unknown coating

	Materials
	Adhesive tape

	Dimensions
	3-D: 14 × 12.4 × 0.3cm (5 1/2 × 4 7/8 × 1/8 in.)

	Summary
	The technical team who created the Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) experiment equipment provided assembly instructions on this disc.

	Summary
	Astronauts used the Thermal Enclosure System-Crystal Observation System (TES-COS) for protein crystal growth experiments on the Space Shuttle. The surrounding Thermal Enclosure System controlled the temperature for the experiment chambers inside. Better understanding of proteins is important for medical, drug, and agricultural research.

	Summary
	The technical team who developed this equipment gave it to the Museum in 2012 when they began using a later, more advanced model.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Gift of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Biological Sciences and Engineering

	Inventory Number
	A20120272004

	Type
	LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Recordings

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