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232 BEST experiments with controls means handling almost 1000 vials (Left to
right) BEST Co-Principal Investigators Lem Patterson and Elaine Berndt undertake the huge
task of sorting, safety checking and logging in the samples.
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Tracking the experiments requires the maintenance of a carefully prepared
database. Here Ellen Vaughan and Lem Patterson enter the data on the CAN DO Pentium
computer workstation obtained through a Grant from Eastman
Kodak.
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The final task is to individually recheck each specimen to be sure it is
accurately described in the database. Fluid levels and safety criteria are reconfirmed.
Then they are sealed into a specially constructed aluminum box ready for space flight.
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