The Radiation Biology Application: easy access to radiation measurements associated with plants and other organisms in space

In addition to microgravity, spaceflight simultaneously exposes biology to a suite of other stimuli. For example, in space, organisms experience ionizing radiation environments that significantly differ in both quality and quantity from those normally experienced on Earth. However, data on radiation exposure during space missions is often complex to access and to understand, limiting progress towards defining how radiation affects organisms against the unique background of spaceflight. To help address this limitation, we have developed the Rad-Bio-App, which imports radiation metadata from experiments archived in NASA's GeneLab data repository. The Rad-Bio-App provides an easy-to-use exploration environment to investigate legacy and current research results in the context of space-related radiation exposure. This tool enables both radiation biologists and non-specialist researchers to visualize and understand the impact of ionizing radiation on various biological systems.