Mutagenesis by outer space parameters other than cosmic rays

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-454

  Horneck, Gerda ^a   Rabbow, Elke ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Mutation induction; Plasmid DNA; Solar UV radiation; Space experiments; Space vacuum

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; FUNGUS ATTACK; MUTAGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIAL SPORES; MUTATION INDUCTION; PLASMID DNA; SOLAR UV RADIATION; SPACE EXPERIMENTS; SPACE VACUUM;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 34547407802     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.12.049     Document Type: Article

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