ROSES-24 Amendment 121: E.9 Space Biology Advanced Plant Habitat No Longer Available for Proposed ISS-Studies
Plant Biology
Posted inMicrobiology & Virology, Missions & Hardware, Plant Biology, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Status Report
Spaceflight Biospecimens Available for Research
Help NASA maximize the scientific return from biological spaceflight investigations and encourage broader participation of the research community in space biology-related research.
Posted inCommercial & Private Sector, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Plant Biology, Space Agriculture, Space Stations, Status Report
Offworld Biology: Space Microalgae Cell Culture Bags
Cell culture bags are shown filled with microalgae and growth media at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB).
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Life Support Systems, Plant Biology, Radiation, Space Agriculture, Status Report
Telomere Dynamics and Oxidative Stress in Arabidopsis in the Space Radiation Environment (APEX-12)
The APEX-12 spaceflight investigation is poised to unlock crucial insights into the effects of space radiation on genome integrity, telomere length, and telomerase activity via Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) accumulation […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Commercial & Private Sector, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Plant Biology, Status Report
Silicon Is The Next Frontier In Plant Synthetic Biology
Silicon has striking similarity with carbon and is found in plant cells. However, there is no specific role that has been assigned to silicon in the life cycle of plants.
Posted inLife Support Systems, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Offworld Botany: Plant Habitat-07 On-orbit Experiment Reveals Impact of Water Stress on Lettuce Plants
During his long stay aboard the ISS Astronaut Butch Wilmore tended the Advanced Plant Habitat experiment (known as PH-07) and returned with the science specimens on Crew-9.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Microgravity, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Status Report
Ancient Prototaxites Don’t Belong To Any Living Lineage – Possibly A Distinct Branch of Multicellular Earth life
Prototaxites was an extinct lineage of multicellular terrestrial eukaryotes. Prototaxites was the first giant organism to live on the terrestrial surface, reaching sizes of 8 metres in the Early Devonian.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Press Release
600 Million Years Of Stress Guide Planet Evolution on Earth
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from […]
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Plants Struggled For Millions Of Years After The World’s Worst Climate Catastrophe
A team of scientists from University College Cork (UCC) , the University of Connecticut, and the Natural History Museum of Vienna have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes […]
Posted inLife Support Systems, Mars, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
Growing Algae On Mars
It’s a long way to Mars, and explorers headed there will either have to take enough food and supplies to last the whole trip or use in-situ resources to make […]