Abstract
Periodically, the European Space Agency (ESA) updates scientific roadmaps in consultation with the scientific community. The ESA SciSpacE Science Community White Paper (SSCWP) 9, "Biology in Space and Analogue Environments", focusses in 5 main topic areas, aiming to address key community-identified knowledge gaps in Space Biology. Here we present one of the identified topic areas, which is also an unanswered question of life science research in Space: "How to Obtain an Integrated Picture of the Molecular Networks Involved in Adaptation to Microgravity in Different Biological Systems?" The manuscript reports the main gaps of knowledge which have been identified by the community in the above topic area as well as the approach the community indicates to address the gaps not yet bridged. Moreover, the relevance that these research activities might have for the space exploration programs and also for application in industrial and technological fields on Earth is briefly discussed.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 50 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | npj Microgravity |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2024.
Funding
This manuscript has been written in the frame of the activities for the preparation and dissemination of the ESA-ROADMAPS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH which define strategic goals for future space research on the ISS and supporting research platforms. Support was granted to JIB and AC by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology/Climate Action [BMWi/K, 50WB1931 and 50WB2222].
Funders | Funder number |
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Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie | |
Directorate-General for Climate Action | 50WB1931, 50WB2222 |
Directorate-General for Climate Action |