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Animals in space : from research rockets to the space shuttle

Colin Burgess ; Chris Dubbs | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2007

This book examines in unprecedented detail then entire history of animal atmospheric and space flights, from balloon ascents and ballistic journeys atop notoriously unreliable rockets to trips around the Moon and, more recently, aboard numerous [...]

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The basics of biology

Carol Leth Stone | [S.l.] : Greenwood Press | Basics of the hard sciences | 2004

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Beyond human : engineering our future evolution

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Science and fiction | 2014

Beyond Human is an informative and accessible guide for all those interested in the developing sciences of genetic engineering, bioprinting, and human cloning. Illustrating the ideas with reference to well-known science fiction films and novels,[...]

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Beyond human : engineering our future evolution

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Science and fiction | 2014

Beyond Human is an informative and accessible guide for all those interested in the developing sciences of genetic engineering, bioprinting, and human cloning. Illustrating the ideas with reference to well-known science fiction films and novels,[...]

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Biological life support systems for future spaceflight missions

Brian Ramos, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

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Biology in space and life on earth : effects of spaceflight on biological systems

Enno Brinckmann, Editor | [S.l.] : Wiley-VCH Verlag | 2007

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Biology in space and life on earth : effects of spaceflight on biological systems

Enno Brinckmann, Editor | [S.l.] : Wiley-VCH Verlag | 2007

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Biotechnology in space

Günter Ruyters, Author ; Christian Betzel, Author ; Daniela Grimm, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2017

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 en[...]

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Cell biology and biotechnology in space

Augusto Cogoli, Editor | [S.l.] : Elsevier | Advances in space biology and medicine, ISSN 1569-2574 | 2002

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Developmental biology research in space

Hans-Jurg Marthy, Editor | [S.l.] : Elsevier | Advances in space biology and medicine, ISSN 1569-2574 | 2003

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The effects of hypergravity and microgravity on biomedical experiments

Thais Russomano, Author ; Gustavo Dalmarco, Author ; Felipe Prehn Falcão, Author | San Rafael, CA : Morgan & Claypool Publishers | Synthesis lectures on engineering | 2008

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Experimentation with animal models in space

Gerald Sonnenfeld, Editor | [S.l.] : Elsevier | Advances in space biology and medicine, ISSN 1569-2574 | 2005

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Extremophiles

Fred A. Rainey ; Aharon Oren | [S.l.] : Elsevier | Methods in microbiology | 2006

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Frontiers of biological science in space : molecular mechanism of the gravity response in cells : proceedings of the international symposium held at Tokyo, Japan, January 27, 1997

Atsushige Sato, Editor 1997

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Fundamentals of space biology : research on cells, animals, and plants in space

Gilles Clement, Editor ; K. Slenzka, Editor | [S.l.] : Microcosm Press | Space technology library | 2006

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Fundamentals of space biology : research on cells, animals, and plants in space

Gilles Clement, Editor ; K. Slenzka, Editor | [S.l.] : Microcosm Press | Space technology library | 2006

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Fundamentals of space medicine

Gilles Clement, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2011

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Grappling with gravity : how will life adapt to living in space?

Robert W. Phillips, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The book explores the physiological changes that will occur in humans and the plants and animals that accompany humans as we move to new worlds

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Grappling with gravity : how will life adapt to living in space?

Robert W. Phillips, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Astronomers' universe | 2011

The book explores the physiological changes that will occur in humans and the plants and animals that accompany humans as we move to new worlds

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Gravitational biology I : gravity sensing and graviorientation in microorganisms and plants /

Markus Braun, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2018

This book summarizes what is currently known about gravity sensing and response mechanisms in microorganisms, fungi, lower and higher plants; starting from the historical eye-opening experiments from the 19th century up to today's extremely rapi[...]

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Gravitational biology I : gravity sensing and graviorientation in microorganisms and plants /

Markus Braun, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2018

This book summarizes what is currently known about gravity sensing and response mechanisms in microorganisms, fungi, lower and higher plants; starting from the historical eye-opening experiments from the 19th century up to today's extremely rapi[...]

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Houston, we have a narrative : why science needs story /

Randy Olson, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2015

Ask a scientist about Hollywood, and you'll probably get eye rolls. But ask someone in Hollywood about science, and they'll see dollar signs: moviemakers know that science can be the source of great stories, with all the drama and action that bl[...]

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Human physiology in extreme environments

Hanns-Christian Gunga, Author ; Oliver Opatz, Author ; Mathias Steinach, Author ; Alexander Christoph Stahn, Author | London : Academic Press | 2015

Human Physiology in Extreme Environments is the one publication that offers how human biology and physiology is affected by extreme environments while highlighting technological innovations that allow us to adapt and regulate environments. Cover[...]

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Human physiology in extreme environments

Hanns-Christian Gunga, Author ; Oliver Opatz, Author ; Mathias Steinach, Author ; Alexander Christoph Stahn, Author | London : Academic Press | 2015

Human Physiology in Extreme Environments is the one publication that offers how human biology and physiology is affected by extreme environments while highlighting technological innovations that allow us to adapt and regulate environments. Cover[...]

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Life in the universe : expectations and constraints

Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Author ; Louis N. Irwin, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences | 2018

This book examines the basic elements of living systems: energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats in crucial depth. These elements define the opportunities and limitations for life on other worlds. The book argues that life forms we would recog[...]

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Nanosciences and nanotechnology

Jean-Michel Lourtioz, Editor ; Marcel Lahmani, Editor ; Claire Dupas-Haeberlin, Editor ; Patrice Hesto, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2015

This book provides information to the state of art of research in nanotechnology and nano medicine and risks of nano technology. It covers an interdisciplinary and very wide scope of the latest fundamental research status and industrial applicat[...]

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The NASA fundamental space biology science plan

David L. Tomko, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2010

This Fundamental Space Biology Science Plan provides a roadmap for what Fundamental Space Biology activities should be conducted and when for the 2010-2020 decade of the 21st century.

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Plant science

Gary W. Stutte, Author | United States : NASA ISS Program Science Office | A researcher's guide to | 2016

This guide is intended to help potential researchers plan and carry out plant experiments aboard the ISS, provide an overview of plant growth chambers available for use, and discuss the integrated spaceflight environment. This includes utilizing[...]

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Results and opportunities : the decade of utilization : proceedings of the 1st annual ISS Research and Development Conference held June 26-28, 2012, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.

Julie A Robinson, Editor ; David Bradley Spencer, Editor | [S.l.] : American Astronautical Society | AAS science and technology series | 2013

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Science fiction to science fact: : a modern review of medical devices from star trek

Erika L. Crowley, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2020

iiiAbstractSpace medicine is becoming an increasingly relevant field of study due to the growing demand for longer-duration spaceflights, and medical devices could be instrumental inimproving the overall health and wellness of astronauts duri[...]

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