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Cell Biology

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Fundamentals of Space Biology

Part of the book series: THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY ((SPTL,volume 18))

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The discipline of Cell Biology examines biological processes at the levl of the basic unit of biology, the cell. Cell Biology focus principally on events intrinsic to individual cells and on cellular responses to environmental factors. Cell Biology therefore provides the underpinning for other disciplines relevant to Space Biology, including Development Biology, Radiation Biology (see individual chapters of this report), as well as Space Physiology and Medicine. Each of these areas of research at the tissue and organism levels ultimately depends on the normal function of individual cells and their integration into physiological networks. This section reviews the effects of spaceflight on bacteria, unicellular organisms, and human cells. Although the majority of these experiments are primarily of fundamental interest, the effects of gravity and microgravity on various processes at a systemic and cellular level reveal basic phenomena also relevant in nonspaceflight related sciences, such as in the area of biotechnology.

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    Augusto Cogoli

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  1. Faculte de Médecine Rangueil, Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition UMR 5549 CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    Gilles Clément

  2. OHB-System AG, Life Science, Bremen, Germany

    Klaus Slenzka

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Cogoli, A. (2006). Cell Biology. 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_4

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