Life sciences and space research XXI(1); Proceedings of the Topical Meeting, Graz, Austria, June 25-July 7, 1984Space research in biology is presented with emphasis on flight experiment results and radiation risks. Topics discussed include microorganisms and biomolecules in the space-environment experiment ES 029 on Spacelab-1, the preliminary characterization of persisting circadian rhythms during space flight; plant growth, development, and embryogenesis during the Salyut-7 flight, and the influence of space-flight factors on viability and mutability of plants. Consideration is also given to radiation-risk estimation and its application to human beings in space, the radiation situation in space and its modification by the geomagnetic field and shielding, the quantitative interpretation of cellular heavy-ion action, and the effects of heavy-ion radiation on the brain vascular system and embryonic development.
Document ID
19850052125
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Klein, H. P. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Horneck, G. (Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt Institut fuer Flugmedizin, Cologne, Germany)