Spaceflight microgravity and modeled-microgravity analogs (MMA) broadly alter gene
expression and physiology in both pathogens and plants. Research elucidating plant and …

Space exploration programs have long been interested in the effects of spaceflight on
biology. This research is important not only in its relevance to future deep space exploration …

Spaceflight imposes several unique stresses on biological life that together can have a
profound impact on the homeostasis between eukaryotes and their associated microbes …

Plants grown in spaceflight conditions are more susceptible to colonization by plant
pathogens. The underlying causes for this enhanced susceptibility are not known. Possibly …

For unsuspecting bacteria, the difference between life and death depends upon efficient and
specific responses to various stressors. Facing a much larger world, microbes are invariably …

As human spaceflight increases in duration, cultivation of crops in spaceflight is crucial to
protecting human health under microgravity and elevated oxidative stress. Foodborne …

Plants are vital components of our ecosystem for a balanced life here on Earth, as a source
of both food and oxygen for survival. Recent space exploration has extended the field of …

The effects of spaceflight on the infectious disease process have only been studied at the
level of the host immune response and indicate a blunting of the immune mechanism in …

Host immune mechanisms were proposed to decline under microgravity conditions during
spaceflights, which might result in severe infections in astronauts. Therefore, it was important …

Researchers have been studying transcriptomic and proteomic responses of plants to
ranges of reduced gravitational conditions. These include blue and red light in microgravity …