Overview
- Gives a unique account of what we know about the effects of zero gravity on life
- Features an introduction and review of past, current and future research in space biology in layman's terms
- For specialists and non-specialists alike
- Each chapter includes perspectives for future research and a list of references
Part of the book series: Space Technology Library (SPTL, volume 18)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Space Biology
Book Subtitle: Research on Cells, Animals, and Plants in Space
Editors: Gilles Clément, Klaus Slenzka
Series Title: Space Technology Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-37940-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-33113-3Published: 12 July 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2201-4Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-37940-1Published: 28 October 2006
Series ISSN: 0924-4263
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8896
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 376
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with Microcosm Press, El Segundo, CA, USA
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Life Sciences, general, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Astrobiology, Cell Biology