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Animals and plants have been invaluable in space biology and have contributed greatly to the current database of knowledge in this field. This chapter presents an overview of the historical involvement of animals and plants in space, describes the hardware and logistics of flying live specimens on board spacecrafts, and discusses future plans for animal and plant experiments in space.
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Clément, G., Slenzka, K. (2006). Animals and Plants in Space. In: Clément, G., Slenzka, K. (eds) Fundamentals of Space Biology. THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY, vol 18. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-37940-1_2
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