title: Plans and future directions of the German life sciences program.
abstract: The German life sciences program covers three disciplines: 1) medicine, 2) biology, and 3) biological processing. The overall objectives are to acquire expertise in manned flight techniques and to enable scientists to conduct qualified scientific research by use of the specific space environment. To achieve these goals the German government provides the scientific community with national and international flight opportunities.
authors.affiliation: German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR), Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kreuzberg
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000818:Animals; D001690:Biological Science Disciplines / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D001709:Biotechnology; D005858:Germany; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012106:Research; D013026:Space Flight / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D014893:Weightlessness