Overview
- Unique overview on current biotechnological research in Space
- Reader learns about drawbacks and achievements of experiments on the ISS
- Exclusive report on Tissue Engineering in Space
- Provides an outlook on the potential of biotechnological research in Space in future
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences (BRIEFSSLS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book summarizes the early successes, drawbacks and accomplishments in cell biology and cell biotechnology achieved by the latest projects performed on the International Space Station ISS. It also depicts outcomes of experiments in tissue engineering, cancer research and drug design and reveals the chances that research in Space offers for medical application on Earth.
This SpringerBriefs volume provides an overview on the latest international activities in Space and gives an outlook on the potential of biotechnological research in Space in future.
This volume is written for students and researchers in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Pharmacology and may specifically be of interest to scientists with focus on protein sciences, crystallization, tissue engineering, drug design and cancer research.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Prof. Dr. Guenter Ruyters (Prof. Emeritus) was Head of German Space Life Sciences Program,
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Space Management Bonn, Germany and is at present still working occasionally for the DLR.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biotechnology in Space
Authors: Günter Ruyters, Christian Betzel, Daniela Grimm
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64054-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-64053-2Published: 18 January 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-64054-9Published: 21 December 2017
Series ISSN: 2196-5560
Series E-ISSN: 2196-5579
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 109
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Biotechnology, Crystallography and Scattering Methods, Protein Science, Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering