Influence of Cosmos 368 space flight conditions on radiation effects in yeasts, hydrogen bacteria and seeds of lettuce and pea

• Published in: Life sciences and space research Vol. 10; p. 113
• Main Authors: Grigoryev, Y G, Benevolensky, V P, Druzhinin, Y P, Shidarov, Y I, Korogodin, V I, Nevzgodina, L V, Miller, A T, Tsarapkin, L S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 1972
• Subjects: Cosmic Radiation; Gamma Rays; Lactuca - growth & development; Lactuca - radiation effects; Pisum sativum - growth & development; Pisum sativum - radiation effects; Pseudomonas - metabolism; Pseudomonas - radiation effects; Radiobiology; Saccharomyces - metabolism; Saccharomyces - radiation effects; Seeds - growth & development; Seeds - radiation effects; Space Flight; Weightlessness; Zygosaccharomyces - metabolism; Zygosaccharomyces - radiation effects

Radiobiological studies have been carried out on board the Cosmos 368 satellite, launched on 8 October 1970 and returning to earth on 14 October 1970. Yeast diploid cells Saccharomyces ellipsoides, Megri strain 139-B, haploid cells Zygosaccharomyces Baili, hydrogen bacteria Hydrogenomonas eutropha,...