LIFE SCIENCES

Includes life sciences (general); aerospace medicine; behavioral sciences; man/system technology and life support; and space biology.

51 Life Sciences (General)

+ 51-01 Biology (General)

Microbiology; ecology; botany; genetics; cytology.

+ 51-02 Biochemistry

Study of chemical substances in living organisms; physiochemistry; biological and chemical evolution; experimentation.

52 Aerospace Medicine

+ 52-01 Aerospace Medicine

Aerospace medical problems and studies, e.g., toxicity and weightlessness; medical aspects of astronaut performance reaction; neurophysiology.

+ 52-02 Clinical Medicine

General medicine; body systems and functions; diseases; drugs.

+ 52-03 Physiological Factors

Functions related to body composition, physical performance reaction; neurophysiology.

+ 52-04 Biological Radiation Effects

Effects of radiation on human beings, animals, and plants; physiological tests; radiation therapy; health physics.

53 Behavioral Sciences

+ 53-01 Psychological Factors

Psychological aspects of human behavior; psychiatry; psychophysiology; group dynamics; flight crews; tests.

54 Man/System Technology and Life Support

+ 54-02 Crew Safety and Protective Clothing

Survival techniques for flight crews; escape and rescue operations; safety devices; space suits and protective clothing; emergency life sustaining systems.

+ 54-03 Human Engineering

Design and engineering of devices, equipment, and artificial environments to the requirements of man.

+ 54-04 Man-Machine Systems

Interrelated technologies and systems of man and machine; man-computer interface; automata theory; systems engineering.

+ 54-05 Bioinstrumentation

Instrumentation for measuring and recording biological parameters; biomedical data; medical electronics; bioengineering.

+ 54-06 Robotics

Development and demonstration of automatically controlled devices that can perform humanlike functions including decision making. Related Topic: 63-01 Cybernetics and Bionics -- Methods of control and communications common to living organisms and machines; those systems that function in the manner of or resembling human systems.

55 Exobiology

+ 55-01 Extraterrestrial Life

Exobiology and detection; simulation; genesis of life outside Earth. Related Topic: 14-04 Sterilization -- Spacecraft sterilization and contamination control; methods and effects; planetary quarantine.

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