The use of biotechnology for the colonization of Mars

NTRODUCTION 1. WHAT IS BIOTECHNOLOGY AND WHAT IS IT CONCERNED WITH? 2. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND COLONIZATION OF MARS 3. DIFFERENCES IN CONDITIONS ON EARTH AND MARS AND THE RELATING PROBLEMS. 4. AGROBIOTECHNOLOGY. 4.1. What distinguishes this branch of biotechnology? 4.2. Problems related to agrobiotechnology in the colonization of Mars. 4.3. Methods and measures aimed to create a working ecosystem. 5. AN EXPERIMENT WITH THE CULTIVATION OF PLANTS IN THE “MARTIAN” SOIL 5.1. Cultivation of plants in simulated soil 5.2. The course of the experiment 6. HUMAN ORGANISM, MARS, AND MEDICINE ON MARS. 6.1. How do space flights affect human genes? 6.2. Diseases and health problems related to Mars. 6.3. “Martian” drugs 7. COSTS AND PROFITABILITY OF MARS COLONIZATION AND POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SUCH MISSION. 8. PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF THE COLONIZATION MISSIONS ON MARS 8.1. Survey 8.2. Individual interviews 9. CONSIDERATIONS ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF SURVIVAL ON MARS USING BIOTECHNOLOGY, PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND THE HYPOTHESIS CONTAINED IN THE SUBTOPIC – SUMMARY.