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In this paper we report about the BIOKIS payload: a multidisciplinary set of experiments and measurements in the fields of Biology (4) and Dosimetry (3) performed in microgravity. BIOKIS took advantage of the last STS-134 Endeavour mission and engineering state of the art in Space Life Science. The BIOKIS payload is compact, efficient, and capable to host experiments with different samples and science disciplines. Moreover, the time overlap of biological experiments and dosimetry measurements will produce more insightful information.
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Vukich, M., Ganga, P.L., Cavalieri, D. et al. BIOKIS: A Model Payload for Multidisciplinary Experiments in Microgravity. Microgravity Sci. Technol. 24, 397–409 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-012-9309-6
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