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Biological Experiments in Space
30 Years Investigating Life in Space Orbit
Covers biological investigations on board Salyut and Mir stations, presenting an understanding of basic principles surrounding biological systems in space
Galina Nechitailo (Author), Alexey Kondyurin (Author)
9780128205006, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 15 July 2021
424 pages, 250 illustrations (150 in full color)
23.5 x 19 x 2.7 cm, 0.45 kg
Biological Experiments in Space: 30 Years Investigating Life in Space Orbit covers investigations of plant, algae, animals, fish, microorganisms and tissue cultures on space flights, beginning with the first orbital space station on Salyut 1. The book includes results on the influence of the entire complex of physical factors associated with spaceflight on biological systems, including analysis of the impact of microgravity on organisms, as well as the effects of electric and magnetic fields. This book offers important insights for researchers of space biology and astrobiology, as well as space agency and industry specialists developing future space stations and missions. Lack of gravity, temperature and chemical gradients, magnetic and electrical fields, spectral composition and intensity of light, and high-energy cosmic radiation influence many important metabolic and physiological processes in animals, plants, and microorganisms, as well as transfer phenomena in and around them. Success of future space exploration depends on understanding the effects of these factors on biological organisms and developing appropriate countermeasures, aimed at improving growth, development, and reproduction in microgravity.
1. First long term station Salyut 1. First steps to establish a space garden
2. First long-term biological experiments on Salyut 4
3. Day-to-day biological stories on Salyut 6
4. First complete biological cycle seeds-to-seed and other discoveries on Salyut 7
5. Space garden on Mir space station
Subject Areas: Space science [TTD], Biochemistry [PSB], Biology, life sciences [PS], Biophysics [PHVN]
