Crop plant architecture is an important agronomic trait that contributes greatly to crop yield.
Tiller angle is one of the most critical components that determine crop plant architecture …

Outer space is an extremely hostile environment for human life, with ionizing radiation from
galactic cosmic rays and microgravity posing the most significant hazards to the health of …

Gravity constituted the only constant environmental parameter, during the evolutionary
period of living matter on Earth. However, whether gravity has affected the evolution of …

In the last 20 years, active matter has been a highly dynamic field of research, bridging
fundamental aspects of non-equilibrium thermodynamics with applications to biology …

The circadian clock regulates cellular and molecular processes in mammals across all
tissues including skeletal muscle, one of the largest organs in the human body …

Abstract Space biotechnology is a nascent field aimed at applying tools of modern biology to
advance our goals in space exploration. These advances rely on our ability to exploit in situ …

Fungi have been companions of mankind for millennia. Mushrooms inspired our eating
culture, and yeasts and filamentous fungi were developed into highly efficient cell factories …

Boundary conditions enable cellular life through negentropy, chemiosmosis, and
homeostasis as identifiable First Principles of Physiology. Self-referential awareness of …

As we explore other planetary bodies, astronauts will face unique environmental and
physiological challenges. The human immune system has evolved under Earth's …

The theory of mental gravity posits that phenomenological, cognitive, and affective states of
an embodied self are structured according to the experience of physical gravity (ie, internal …