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Space Biology and Space Biotechnology

  • Book

  • June 2025
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 6042270
Space Biology and Space Biotechnology provides the reader with a wide-ranging review of space biology and related fields. Topics covered include the space environment, space microbiology, space botany, space hydrobiology, space physiology, space development, space ecology, animal and tissue engineering, space simulation technology, and space pharmaceuticals. Written for professionals in biology and biotechnology, graduate students and post-docs, as well as spaceflight professionals in industry, academia and government, this book covers all the right bases in space biology and biotechnology.

Table of Contents

1. Physical basis of space environment and extraterrestrial life
2. Space microbiology
3. Space botany
4. Space hydrobiology
5. Space molecular cell biology
6. Space developmental biology
7. Space phsyiology
8. Space radiation biology
9. Space controlled ecology
10. Space model biology
11. Space biomechanics
12. Space biotechnology and cell & tissue engineering
13. Ground-based simulation equipment and technology for space biology experiment
14. Space pharmacy technology
15. Crystal growth of biomacromolecules under microgravity condition
16. Application of AI and multi-omic techniques in space biology and space biotechnology

Authors

Ai-Rong Qian Professor, Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Special Medicine and Health Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shaanxi, Xi'an, Beilin, China.

Dr. Qian received her bachelor's degree in public health, a Master's in pathology, and her PhD in cell biology. Her areas of focus are biomechanics, mechanobiology, bone metabolism diseases, space biology, space biotechnology, and nuclear acid drugs research; and she has published more than 200 publications and invented more than 30 patents. Dr. Qian is the Associate Editor of Frontiers in Physiology, an Editorial Board Member of Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets, Guest Editor of Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, and Guest Editor of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. She was awarded "New Century Outstanding Talents of the Ministry of Education�, "The 9th Shaanxi Youth Science and Technology Award�, "The 2nd Xi'an Young Science and Technology Talent Award�, and "Elsevier 2021 Most Cited Chinese Researchers�.

Xiao Lin Assistant Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China.

Dr. Lin received her bachelor's degree in bioengineering and her PhD in biology. Main research areas: Mechanobiology, bone metabolic diseases, space biology research. Published more than 30 papers in journals such as Genes & Diseases, International Journal of Biological Sciences, Biomaterials, Theranostics, Journal of Bone and Bone, and have 4 invention patents. She is on the Young editorial board of Biomedical Engineering Communications, Guest Associate Editor of the Journal Frontiers in Endocrinology, Review Editor of Frontiers in Physiology Journal.

Suryaji Chandrarao Patil Researcher, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.

Dr. Suryaji Patil was born in India. He obtained his master's degree in 2016 in biotechnology. Since 2018 he is pursuing a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China in Bone Metabolism Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Qian Airong. He has working knowledge of molecular biology, cell and tissue biology, biomaterial chemistry and is currently working on developing new nanocarriers for nucleic acid therapy to improve the specificity and lower the side effects of current bone treatments.

Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooq PhD Student, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooq is a PhD student at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China, studying biomedical engineering. He has a Masters in Biology, and is also a doctor of veterinary medicine, from the University of Veternary and Animal Sciences in Pakistan. His current research includes bone research protocol and the role of O-GIcNAcylation in muscle atrophy and its mechanisms. He has received multiple scholarship awards.