Why pharma firms are going to Earth’s orbit in search of new cancer drugs

November 4, 2026 · 6:00 am 1 sources

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• Why pharma firms are going to Earth’s orbit in search of new cancer drugs
  The Guardian · November 4, 2026 06:00
  A space capsule 300 miles above us is growing the tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug in microgravity Roughly 300 miles above our heads, three washing machine-sized capsules are orbiting the Earth. Inside one of them, tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug are being grown in the…