With support from the NASA Astrobiology Program, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a new bacterial gene that could provide clues about how life survives in […]
Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology
An Alternative Path for the Evolution of Nitrogen Fixation
A team of researchers from NAI’s Montana State University Team has proposed a new path in the evolution of biological nitrogen fixation on Earth. Nitrogen is one of the most […]
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics
NAI Director's Seminar: Michael Hecht, "Enabling Life with a Molecular Toolkit of Genes and Proteins Designed De Novo
Date/Time: Monday, March 5, 2012 11:00 AM Pacific Presenter: Michael Hecht (Princeton University) Abstract: The entire collection of genes and proteins in all the living systems on earth comprises a […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release
Scripps Research Team Proves Plausibility of New Primordial Pathway to Life’s Chemical Building Blocks
For decades, chemists considered a chemical pathway known as the formose reaction the only route for producing sugars essential for life to begin, but more recent research has called into […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life
NASA, Arsenic-based Life, Jumping the Gun, and Open Science
Study challenges existence of arsenic-based life, Nature “A group of scientists, led by microbiologist Rosie Redfield at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, have posted data on Redfield’s […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life
Mechanism of Evolution of the Primordial Metabolism Discovered
Volcanic-hydrothermal flow channels offer a chemically unique environment, which at first glance appears hostile to life. It is defined by cracks in the crust of the earth, through which water […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life
Did an Earlier Genetic Molecule Predate DNA and RNA?
In the chemistry of the living world, a pair of nucleic acids–DNA and RNA–reign supreme. As carrier molecules of the genetic code, they provide all organisms with a mechanism for […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics
Integrating Geochemistry and (Meta)genomics in the Geothermal Springs in Yellowstone National Park: Mapping the Functional Limits of Life in Early Earth Analog Environments
Join us for the third in a series of NASA Astrobiology Postdoctoral Program (NPP) seminars! Date/Time: Monday, October 17th, 11am Pacific Time Title: “Integrating Geochemistry and (Meta)genomics in the Geothermal […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Gravitational Biology, Plant Biology
Release of NASA Research Announcement NNH11ZTT002N "Research Opportunities in Space Biology"
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH11ZTT002N, entitled “Research Opportunities in Space Biology.” This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits hypothesis-driven research proposals for […]
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NASA Solicitation: Research Opportunities in Space Biology
Description: This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits hypothesis-driven research proposals for both ground-based experiments and flight experiments in Space Biology (SB). This solicitation (NRA NNH11ZTT002N), entitled, “Research Opportunities in Space […]