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Space Biology and Space Biotechnology

  • 1st Edition - June 12, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Ai-Rong Qian, Xiao Lin, Suryaji Chandrarao Patil, Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooq
  • Language: English

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 microb… Read more

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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.

Key features

  • Presents cutting-edge developments and applications of space biology and space biotechnology
  • Includes coverage of the applications of artificial intelligence and bioinformatics in space biology
  • Fills a gap in the current literature about space biology and space biotechnology

Readership

Professionals in biology and biotechnology, graduate students and post-docs, as well as spaceflight professionals in industry, academia and government, by experts and scholars in the field

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

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 7, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

AQ

Ai-Rong Qian

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”.

Affiliations and expertise
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

XL

Xiao Lin

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.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

SP

Suryaji Chandrarao Patil

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.

Affiliations and expertise
Researcher, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China

HF

Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooq

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.
Affiliations and expertise
PhD Student, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

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