A review of past insights of space experiments with plants outlines basic space and gravity
effects as well as gene expression. Efforts to grow plants in space gradually incorporated …

A short overview on the effects of real and simulated microgravity on certain cell components
and processes, including new information obtained recently, is presented. Attention is …

The spaceflight environment presents unique challenges to terrestrial biology, including but
not limited to the direct effects of gravity. As we near the end of the Space Shuttle era, there …

Premise Plants synthesize information from multiple environmental stimuli when determining
their direction of growth. Gravity, being ubiquitous on Earth, plays a major role in …

Background Spaceflight presents a novel environment that is outside the evolutionary
experience of terrestrial organisms. Full activation of the International Space Station as a …

Background Arabidopsis plants were grown on the International Space Station within
specialized hardware that combined a plant growth habitat with a camera system that can …

The transcriptome of seedlings was analyzed from experiments performed on the
International Space Station to study the interacting effects of light and gravity on plant …

Life in spaceflight demonstrates remarkable acclimation processes within the specialized
habitats of vehicles subjected to the myriad of unique environmental issues associated with …

The relationship between fundamental plant biology and space biology was especially
synergistic in the era of the Space Shuttle. While all terrestrial organisms are influenced by …

Background Plants adapted to diverse environments on Earth throughout their evolutionary
history, and developed mechanisms to thrive in a variety of terrestrial habitats. When plants …