Biotechnology in Space

Description

This book summarizes the early successes, drawbacks and accomplishments in cell biology and cell biotechnology achieved by the latest projects performed on the International Space Station ISS. It also depicts outcomes of experiments in tissue engineering, cancer research and drug design and reveals the chances that research in Space offers for medical application on Earth. This SpringerBriefs volume provides an overview on the latest international activities in Space and gives an outlook on the potential of biotechnological research in Space in future. This volume is written for students and researchers in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Pharmacology and may specifically be of interest to scientists with focus on protein sciences, crystallization, tissue engineering, drug design and cancer research. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Biotechnology, Cell Biology and Microgravity (Günter Ruyters, Christian Betzel, Daniela Grimm)....Pages 1-10 Protein Crystallization in Space: Early Successes and Drawbacks in the German Space Life Sciences Program (Günter Ruyters, Christian Betzel)....Pages 11-26 Protein Crystallization on the International Space Station ISS (Christian Betzel, Arayik Martirosyan, Günter Ruyters)....Pages 27-39 Drug Design (Christian Betzel, Arayik Martirosyan)....Pages 41-58 Cell Biology in Space (Daniela Grimm)....Pages 59-72 Tissue Engineering in Microgravity (Markus Wehland, Daniela Grimm)....Pages 73-85 Cancer Research in Space (Marcus Krüger, Johann Bauer, Daniela Grimm)....Pages 87-106 Outlook: Future Potential of Biotechnology Research in Space (Günter Ruyters, Markus Braun, Christian Betzel, Daniela Grimm)....Pages 107-109