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View article: Expanding frontiers: harnessing plant biology for space exploration and planetary sustainability
Expanding frontiers: harnessing plant biology for space exploration and planetary sustainability Open
Summary Plants are critical for sustaining human life and planetary health. However, their potential to enable humans to survive and thrive beyond Earth remains unrealized. This Viewpoint presents a collective vision outlining priorities a…
View article: Preliminary considerations for accessible space missions for all
Preliminary considerations for accessible space missions for all Open
View article: Rotifers in space: transcriptomic response of the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga aboard the International Space Station
Rotifers in space: transcriptomic response of the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga aboard the International Space Station Open
Background The biological effects of spaceflight remain incompletely understood, even in humans ( Homo sapiens ), and are largely unexplored in non-traditional models such as bdelloid rotifers. Results This study analyzes the transcriptomi…
View article: BioMoon: a concept for a mission to advance space life sciences and astrobiology on the Moon
BioMoon: a concept for a mission to advance space life sciences and astrobiology on the Moon Open
View article: Lessons for Flying Astronauts with Disabilities Drawn from Experience in Aviation
Lessons for Flying Astronauts with Disabilities Drawn from Experience in Aviation Open
INTRODUCTION: Accessible spaceflight may seem a distant concept. As part of a diverse European Space Agency funded Topical Team, we are working on the physiological feasibility of space missions being undertaken by people with physical dis…
View article: Perspectives for plant biology in space and analogue environments
Perspectives for plant biology in space and analogue environments Open
View article: Space Radiobiology
Space Radiobiology Open
View article: Wound management and healing in space
Wound management and healing in space Open
OPINION article Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 29 August 2022Sec. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.958515
View article: Testing Laser-Structured Antimicrobial Surfaces Under Space Conditions: The Design of the ISS Experiment BIOFILMS
Testing Laser-Structured Antimicrobial Surfaces Under Space Conditions: The Design of the ISS Experiment BIOFILMS Open
Maintaining crew health and safety are essential goals for long-term human missions to space. Attaining these goals requires the development of methods and materials for sustaining the crew’s health and safety. Paramount is microbiological…
View article: Microbially-Enhanced Vanadium Mining and Bioremediation Under Micro- and Mars Gravity on the International Space Station
Microbially-Enhanced Vanadium Mining and Bioremediation Under Micro- and Mars Gravity on the International Space Station Open
As humans explore and settle in space, they will need to mine elements to support industries such as manufacturing and construction. In preparation for the establishment of permanent human settlements across the Solar System, we conducted …
View article: Space station biomining experiment demonstrates rare earth element extraction in microgravity and Mars gravity
Space station biomining experiment demonstrates rare earth element extraction in microgravity and Mars gravity Open
View article: No Effect of Microgravity and Simulated Mars Gravity on Final Bacterial Cell Concentrations on the International Space Station: Applications to Space Bioproduction
No Effect of Microgravity and Simulated Mars Gravity on Final Bacterial Cell Concentrations on the International Space Station: Applications to Space Bioproduction Open
Microorganisms perform countless tasks on Earth and they are expected to be essential for human space exploration. Despite the interest in the responses of bacteria to space conditions, the findings on the effects of microgravity have been…