Novel Raman signature evidences an unknown cyanobacterial pigment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFrom the first botanical characterization of cyanobacteria about two centuries ago to contemporary studies, only two categories of extracellular UV-screening pigments have been considered: scytonemin which is very well described and gloeocapsin, which ...
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Searching for extraterrestrial life advances terrestrial sustainability [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAstrobiology, while traditionally focused on understanding the origin of life on Earth and the potential for life elsewhere, offers powerful tools and insights for addressing urgent challenges on our planet.
Alta E. G. Howells +4 more
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Women in chemistry: Q&A with Dr Laurie Barge [PDF]
Communications ChemistryDr. Laurie Barge is a Research Scientist in Astrobiology at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 305-323., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
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Studia Philosophiae Christianae, 2022 On June 3-4, 2022, the international conference Astrobiology and Society. Third Conference on History and Philosophy of Astrobiology was held in Höör (Sweden), organized by the European Astrobiology Institute and Lund University.
Adam Świeżyński
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Astrobiology and Astrophilosophy: Subsuming or Bifurcating Disciplines? [PDF]
Философия и космология, 2019 Initially, astrobiology subsumed into philosophy. However, philosophy has increasingly subsumed into astrobiology concurrent with it steadily becoming an observational and experimental activity that mainly focuses on the link between life and the ...
Ian von Hegner
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4-year Astrobiology Teaching Experience in an Astronomy Department [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2019 Astrobiology is a multidisciplinary field related to the sciences of Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology and Geology. An optional Astrobiology course has been taught in the Astronomy department of Ege University (Turkey) since 2013. The main objectives of this
Bozkurt Zeynep
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Intracellular bound chlorophyll residues identify 1 Gyr-old fossils as eukaryotic algae
Nature Communications, 2022 The authors report nickel-porphyrins derivatives of chlorophyll in ~1 Gyr-old multicellular eukaryotes, preserved in low-grade metamorphic rocks. This brand new approach permits to identify early phototrophic organisms through the geological record.
Marie Catherine Sforna +15 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on Earth, and yet, they have not received enough consideration in astrobiology. Viruses are also extraordinarily diverse, which is evident in the types of relationships they establish with their host ...
Ignacio de la Higuera, Ester Lázaro
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Future space experiment platforms for astrobiology and astrochemistry research
npj Microgravity, 2023 Space experiments are a technically challenging but a scientifically important part of astrobiology and astrochemistry research. The International Space Station (ISS) is an excellent example of a highly successful and long-lasting research platform for ...
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