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Fundamentals of Space Biology

Research on Cells, Animals, and Plants in Space

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Gilles Clément

    1. Faculte de Médecine Rangueil, Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition UMR 5549 CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

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  2. Klaus Slenzka

    1. OHB-System AG, Life Science, Bremen, Germany

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  • Gives a unique account of what we know about the effects of zero gravity on life
  • Features an introduction and review of past, current and future research in space biology in layman's terms
  • For specialists and non-specialists alike
  • Each chapter includes perspectives for future research and a list of references

Part of the book series: Space Technology Library (SPTL, volume 18)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Introduction to Space Biology

    • Gilles Clément
    Pages 1-50

  3. Animals and Plants in Space

    • Gilles Clément, Klaus Slenzka
    Pages 51-80

  4. Facilities for Gravitational Biology

    • Gilles Clément, Klaus Slenzka
    Pages 81-120

  5. Cell Biology

    • Augusto Cogoli
    Pages 121-170

  6. Animal Development in Microgravity

    • Eberhard Horn
    Pages 171-226

  7. Plant Development in Microgravity

    • Gérald Perbal
    Pages 227-290

  8. Radiation Biology

    • Gerda Horneck, Christa Baumstark-Khan, Rainer Facius
    Pages 291-336

  9. Biotechnology in Space

    • Gilles Clément, Angie Bukley
    Pages 337-362

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 363-377
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Fundamentals of Space Biology is the third textbook addressing Space Life Sciences in this Space Technology Library series. The first of these books focused on the psychological and psychiatric issues that affect people who live and work in space (Volume 16, Space Psychology and Psychiatry). The second book described the physiological and medical issues of living in a space environment (Volume 17, Fundamentals of Space Medicine). The objective of this third book was to review the effects of spaceflight on less complex biological systems, from single cells to animals and plants. Indeed, to better understand the changes at the function level, it is necessary to comprehend the changes at cellular and tissue levels. Studies of cell cultures, for example, allow the investigation of the indirect effects of gravity; i.e., those which occur not because of changes in the stimulation of dedicated gravity-sensing organs, but because of the new physical properties resulting from the reduction in gravitational force within the cell.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculte de Médecine Rangueil, Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition UMR 5549 CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    Gilles Clément

  • OHB-System AG, Life Science, Bremen, Germany

    Klaus Slenzka

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