Response of carausius morosus to spaceflight environment

Conference · Mon May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics) Conference Proceedings; (USA)

OSTI ID:5358194

Reitz, G; Bucker, H; Facius, R; Horneck, G ^[1]; Ruther, W ^[2]; Beaujean, R ^[3]; Heinrich, W ^[4]

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1. DFVLR-Institute for Aerospace Medicine, 5000 Koeln 90, FRG (DE)
2. University of Marburg, 3550 Marburg, FRG (DE)
3. University Kiel, 2300 Kiel 1, FRG (DE)
4. University of Siegen, 5900 Siegen 21, FRG (DE)

Already during the early biosatellite program, a synergistic action of radiation and spaceflight factors---probably microgravity---was observed in disturbances of development of Dropsophila larvae, such as chromosome translocations and body anomalies. Radiation was applied by an onboard source of gamma-radiation. The synergism was supposed to be due to an increase in chromosome breakage followed by a loss or exchange of genetic information.

• OSTI ID: 5358194
• Report Number(s): CONF-8711149-; CODEN: APCPC; TRN: 90-002305
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics) Conference Proceedings; (USA), Vol. 186:1; Conference: Conference on high energy radiation background in space, Sanibel Island, FL (USA), 2-5 Nov 1987; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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