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.
