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This book presents the life science experiments in a space microgravity environment conducted on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite, which was launched on April 6th 2016 and recovered on April 18th 2016. It covers 10 scientific projects in radiation biology, gravitational biology and biotechnology that were selected from ~100 proposals from various institutions in China and around the world. Primarily exploring the rhythm of life in a space microgravity environment, all of the experiments - conducted on nine payloads of the SJ-10 satellite - have never been previously conducted in the respective fields. In addition, the book provides extensive information on the mission's execution, data collection, and scientific outcomes.
List of contents
Introduction to Life Sciences experiments operated in SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite.- Space Radiation Systems Biology Research in SJ-10 satellite.- Effect of space environment on genome stability.- Effects of space environment on silkworm development and gene mutation.- Effects of Gravity on Growth of Plant Cells.- Flowering in space.- Cell growth and mass transportation under microgravity.- The maintaining and directed differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells under microgravity.- Three-dimensional cell culture and tissue restoration of neural stem cells under microgravity.- Advances of mammalian reproduction and embryonic development under microgravity.- Osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells and its molecular mechanism in microgravity.- Facilities and techniques of space life science.- Medulloculture payload, radiation gene payload and comprehensive control payload.
About the author
Enkui DUAN: Professor of Reproductive Biology at the Institute of Zoology, CAS, Deputy Chief Designer of application systems, SJ-10 satellite engineering. His current interests focus on embryo implantation, stem cell biology, tsRNA in sperm, and stem cell differentiation /embryo development under microgravity.
Mian LONG: Professor of Biomechanics at the Institute of Mechanics of CAS, and Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. His current interests focus on biomechanics of protein-protein interactions, cellular and subcellular mechanobiology, and cellular and molecular bioengineering under microgravity.
