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Experimental programme in biology

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Space Beans for Students experiment. Plastic bag containing paper towel, seeds and the water container.

Credits: M. Casucci

Fischer Rat Thyroid Low serum 5%

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FTRL5 equipment for the Eneide Mission. This experiment is aimed at assessing the effects of the space environment (weightlessness and radiation) on rat thyroid cells. This experiment should provide further indications that may help in understanding why the sensitivity of the cells to radiation damage is related to their cell cycle and to the kinetics of the radiation. Furthermore it will help improve our knowledge of the effect of the space environment on the human body, especially with longer-term missions planned in the future (e.g. Mars).

Credits: S. Ambesi

VINO

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VINO experiment container for the Eneide Mission. The aim of the VINO experiment is to test the survival and growth in space of tendril grafts from vines coming from Sassicaia vineyards in Tuscany, Italy.

Credits: Kayser Italia

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Egg collectors for the Eneide Mission CRISP-2 experiment in open and closed configuration. The objective of this experiment is to study the effects of weightlessness on the development of neurons (nerve cells) in crickets.

Credits: E. Horn

Last update: 31 March 2005