Solvent constraints for biopolymer folding and evolution in extraterrestrial environments
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesWe propose that spontaneous folding and molecular evolution of biopolymers are two universal aspects that must concur for life to happen. These aspects are fundamentally related to the chemical composition of biopolymers and crucially depend on the solvent in which they are embedded. We show that molecular information theory and energy landscape theory
Ignacio E. Sánchez
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The Adaptability of Life on Earth and the Diversity of Planetary Habitats
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 The evolutionary adaptability of life to extreme environments is astounding given that all life on Earth is based on the same fundamental biochemistry. The range of some physicochemical parameters on Earth exceeds the ability of life to adapt, but stays ...
Dirk Schulze-Makuch +4 more
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The Osmium Isotope Signature of Phanerozoic Large Igneous Provinces
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 229-246., 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.
Alexander J. Dickson +2 more
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The Hypothesis of a “Living Pulse” in Cells
Life, 2023 Motility is a great biosignature and its pattern is characteristic for specific microbes. However, motion does also occur within the cell by the myriads of ongoing processes within the cell and the exchange of gases and nutrients with the outside ...
Marina Walther-Antonio +1 more
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Lezioni dall’Antartide. Per un’ecologia del sistema solare [PDF]
S&F_scienzaefilosofia.it, 2023 Lessons from Antarctica. For an ecology of the Solar System It seems plausible that the near future will see an ever greater expansion of human presence in several environments of the Solar System, such as the Moon and the planet Mars.
De Piccoli, Lorenzo
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DEM simulation of soil-tool interaction under extraterrestrial environmental effects [PDF]
, 2017 In contrast to terrestrial environment, the harsh lunar environment conditions include lower gravity acceleration, ultra-high vacuum and high (low) temperature in the daytime (night-time).
Arroyo Alvarez de Toledo, Marcos +3 more
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Life, 2019 Organic compounds are present as complex mixtures in extraterrestrial materials including meteorites, which may have played important roles in the origin of life on the primitive Earth.
Hiroshi Naraoka +3 more
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Modeling Virus and Bacteria Populations in Europa’s Subsurface Ocean
Life, 2022 The search for life in the universe is often informed by the study of “extreme” environments on Earth, which provide analogs for habitable locations in the Solar System, and whose microbial inhabitants may therefore also serve as analogs for potential ...
Adriana C. Gomez-Buckley +2 more
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Nature Communications, 2019 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent key molecular building blocks in extraterrestrial environments but the understanding of their formation and growth in this environment has remained elusive.
Long Zhao +8 more
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Fire Safety in Extraterrestrial Environments [PDF]
Space 98, 1998 Despite rigorous fire-safety policies and practices, fire incidents are possible during lunar and Martian missions. Fire behavior and hence preventive and responsive safety actions in the missions are strongly influenced by the low-gravity environments in flight and on the planetary surfaces.
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