Space travel has advanced significantly over the last six decades with astronauts spending
up to 6 months at the International Space Station. Nonetheless, the living environment while …

In space, multiple unique environmental factors, particularly microgravity and space
radiation, pose constant threat to the DNA integrity of living organisms. Specifically, space …

The development, operation, and analysis of data from cubesats can promote science
education and spur technology utilization in emerging and developing nations. This platform …

Background Ionizing radiation (IR) can be extremely harmful for human cells since an
improper DNA-damage response (DDR) to IR can contribute to carcinogenesis initiation …

This study investigated the efficiency of Non-Homologous End Joining (NHEJ) and
Homologous Recombination (HR) repair systems in rejoining DNA double-strand breaks …

Space radiation and microgravity (μ G) are two major environmental stressors for humans in
space travel. One of the fundamental questions in space biology research is whether the …

In this review article, we discuss the current state of knowledge in cancer research under
real and simulated microgravity conditions and point out further research directions in this …

The space environment consists of a complex mixture of different types of ionizing radiation
and altered gravity that represents a threat to humans during space missions. In particular …

This study explores the changes in expression of microRNA (miRNA) and related genes
under simulated microgravity conditions. In comparison with static 1× g, microgravity has …

Spaceflight poses a myriad of environmental stressors to astronauts´ physiology including
microgravity and radiation. The individual impacts of microgravity and radiation on the …