| Series |
Inside science ; 2
Inside science ; 2. ^A1163904
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| Abstract |
Inside Science is a secondary science series following the success of Scientific Eye and Science in Focus.Inside Science investigates MELISSA - an artificial eco-system intended for space travel which depends on micro-organisms, and chats with astronauts in orbit about the role of micro-organisms in space travel. The programme visits labs in Belgium and Barcelona for an update on the MELISSA project experiments. MELISSA is an acronym for Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative. For the past 20 years it has been developing an artificial closed loop eco-system in which micro-organisms are used to break down human waste, produce nutrients for plants, absorb CO2, produce oxygen, and grow edible algae. Scientists explain the types and functions of various micro-organisms in the experiment, the unknowns of microbial evolution, the risks of mutation, and the need to do further space-based testing. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (VAST: Academic video online). Available via World Wide Web. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
