Screening and genetic manipulation of green organisms for establishment of biological life support systems in space

Bioengineered

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-71

  Saei, Amir Ata ^a   Omidi, Amir Ali ^a   Barzegari, Abolfazl ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Extreme environment; Mars; Microalgae; Photobioreactor; Photosynthetic enzyme; Plant; Rubisco

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; CAROTENOID; OXYGEN; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM PLANT; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC SCREENING; MICROALGA; MICROCLIMATE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; SPACE; ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENZYME; PHYSIOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT;

ASTROBIOLOGY; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; MARS; MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENZYME; PLANT; RUBISCO;

CYANOBACTERIA; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MICROALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 84877708877     PISSN: 19491018     EISSN: 19491026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/bioe.22286     Document Type: Article

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