Yuli Berkovich
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Yuli Berkovich is a scientist who has performed experiments with seed germination in zero gravity, among others, upon the International Space Station
. The seedlings germinated, but died a few days later due to not having any soil or nutrients, and capillary action
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International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. The seedlings germinated, but died a few days later due to not having any soil or nutrients, and capillary action
Capillary action
Capillary action, or capilarity, is the ability of a liquid to flow against gravity where liquid spontanously rise in a narrow space such as between the hair of a paint-brush, in a thin tube, or in porous material such as paper or in some non-porous material such as liquified carbon fiber, or in a...
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