Biological and medical research in space : an overview of life sciences research in microgravity / D. Moore, P. Bie, H. Oser (eds.)
This book is aimed at the wide community of scientists whose research might benefit from consideration of gravitational and space biology as another dimension of environmental interference on their work. It is important to stress the numerous molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms, in all...
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| Summary: | This book is aimed at the wide community of scientists whose research might benefit from consideration of gravitational and space biology as another dimension of environmental interference on their work. It is important to stress the numerous molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms, in all forms of life, which are influenced by, or eventually dependent on, gravity or radiation. The book brings together results from space flight and ground-based experiments in the various life science disciplines which are scattered in the literature and often published in sources not easily available to the general scientific community. Some of the results obtained are apparently contradictory of predictions of classical hypotheses and thus deserve widespread attention. The presentation emphasizes, a comprehensive and critical review of available data, aiming not only to improve access to the information, but to comment also on its credibility and place it in proper context. This timely review will also benefit those engaged in design, assessment and execution of life science experiments in space. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 569 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783642610998 3642610994 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |