Current topics on sample preservation. A report on the progress of the ESA Topical Team. Preservation of fixed and non-fixed samples during space experimentation.
The existence of preservation problems is one of the most important consequences of Space Biological Research. The Topical Team is critically analyzing the currently performed procedures and is establishing the bases for a recommendation on new procedures, capable of overcoming the present constraints.
Medina
Francisco Javier
FJ
Coordinator of the Topical Team, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. fjmedina@cib.csic.es
Cogoli
Augusto
A
Franks
Felix
F
Marco
Roberto
R
Marthy
Hans Jurg
HJ
Martin-Pascual
Carlos
C
Kraemer
Jutta
J
Pastor
Miquel
M