Effects of Weightlessness on Molecular Changes in Cellular Organisms, Animals and Plants: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: space medicine; translational regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; cancer research; biomarker
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the very successful first edition of our Special Issue, we are pleased to announce the launch of the second edition, “Effects of Weightlessness on Molecular Changes in Cellular Organisms, Animals and Plants: 2nd Edition”.
Space travel has always been a dream of humankind. However, deep space exploration can present significant health challenges, subjecting humans or rodents to longer periods in microgravity (µg) and exposing them to cosmic radiation, hypodynamia, and isolation.
Life in space has substantial effects on health, as has been extensively described. To counteract these problems, the focus of research in recent years has been on cardiovascular changes, bone loss, muscle atrophy and the immune system, among other aspects.
This Special Issue highlights the impact of real microgravity on humans, animals, microorganisms, and plants during spaceflights, addressing the impact of cosmic radiation, available countermeasures against it, and its possible applications on Earth.
In addition, we seek studies that investigate the effects of simulated microgravity on cells, animals and microorganisms. This can be carried out via ground-based facilities that have been created to provide microgravity on Earth and can be used to examine molecular biological changes in cells, plants and microorganisms.
We welcome articles and reviews that report recent advances in gravitational biology, translational regenerative medicine, space medicine and cancer research. This Special Issue aims to compile omics investigations and bioinformatics studies.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Grimm
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cells
- humans
- animals
- plants
- microorganisms
- microgravity
- weightlessness
- cancer research
- tissue engineering
- space-related health problems
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