Thinking of Space through Life Sciences

Genomics in Space Life Sciences

Since the early days of manned spaceflight, hazardous effects of the space environment on living organisms have been disputed. With the continuous manning of the International Space Station, the planned Chinese space station, and renewed interest in returning to the Moon and sending manned flights to Mars, identifying and addressing the potential outcomes of long-term space exposures is critica...

Interdisciplinary thinking in agricultural and life sciences higher education.

Interdisciplinary thinking as a skill appears to be of value to higher education students and those in employment. This idea is explored with reference to the agricultural and life sciences. The need for further understanding of the development of interdisciplinary thinking is acknowledged. This is closely related to the requirement for well-founded curriculum and course design. This publicatio...

Space life sciences: closed ecological systems: earth and space applications.

This issue contains peer-reviewed papers from a workshop on Closed Ecological Systems: Earth and Space Applications at the 35th COSPAR General Assembly in Paris, France, convened in July 2004. The contributions reflected the wide range of international work in the field, especially Europe, Russia, Japan, and the United States. The papers are arranged according to four main themes: 1) Methods of...

Space Life Sciences: closed artificial ecosystems and life support systems.

DISQOVER: Through the Large Data Landscape of Life Sciences

DISQOVER (http://www.disqover.com) is a semantic search platform that integrates disparate data sources in life sciences. The application makes data easily navigable. Complex queries can be run intuitively and are delivered at speed, enabling you to find smart data faster. More than 120 open data sources (e.g. Medline, NCBI Gene, CHeMBL, clinicaltrials.gov) are integrated in DISQOVER and to...