Microbiology & Virology Archives

Dale Andersen and Chris McKay monitoring the atmospheric methane levels at Lake Untersee in Antarctica in December 2008 -- Dale Andersen

Analog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Dale Andersen's Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Microbiology & Virology, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors

In Situ Measurements of Atmospheric Methane at Lake Untersee, Antarctica

by Keith CowingDecember 24, 2008April 14, 2024

Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for approximately 20% of the observed greenhouse effect. With an atmospheric lifetime of about ten years, methane levels […]

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Gravitational Biology, Microbiology & Virology, Plant Biology, Space Life Science

NASA NRA NNH08ZTT003N Submission Deadline Extended until September 24, 2008

by Keith CowingSeptember 20, 2008

Due to the hardship caused by Hurricane Ike to institutions on the Gulf Coast, NASA is again extending the deadline for the NASA Research Announcement NNH08ZTT003N NRA: Research Opportunities for […]

Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life

Iron Isotope Record Reflects Microbial Metabolism Through Time

by Keith CowingSeptember 4, 2008

NAI’s University of Wisconsin team presents a review of iron isotope fingerprints created through biogeochemical cycling in the May, 2008 issue of The Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. […]

Microbiology & Virology

Iron Isotope Record Reflects Microbial Metabolism Through Time

by Keith CowingAugust 27, 2008

NAI’s University of Wisconsin team presents a review of iron isotope fingerprints created through biogeochemical cycling in the May, 2008 issue of Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. This […]

A scanning electron microscope image of the Chryseobacterium greenlandensis bacteria found in a Greenland glacier. -- Credit: Penn State

Cryobiology

A Survivor in Greenland: A Novel Bacterial Species is Found Trapped in 120,000-Year-Old Ice

by Keith CowingJune 2, 2008August 31, 2026

[Penn State]. A team of Penn State scientists has discovered a new ultra-small species of bacteria that has survived for more than 120,000 years within the ice of a Greenland […]

Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Education and Outreach, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, NASA Astrobiology Program

NAI Travel Scholarships Available for the International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology

by Keith CowingJanuary 20, 2008

The NAI is pleased to sponsor travel scholarships for four graduate students (senior level) or postdoctoral fellows (with less than two years of postdoctoral training) to attend the Third International […]

Conferences and Meetings, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life

NASA Astrobiology Institute Hosts Living in the Microbial World

by Keith CowingAugust 4, 2007

August 6, 2007 to August 10, 2007 Each summer, NAI’s Marine Biological Laboratory Team offers a one-week workshop for middle and high school teachers focusing on activities that can be […]

Analog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report

Noted Astrobiologist Imre Friedmann Has Died

by Keith CowingJune 12, 2007April 13, 2024

Noted astrobiologist Imre Friedmann died yesterday morning.

Trapped mineral fragments associated with microbial communities appear inside blue ice. Photo: Kjell Ove StorvikTrapped mineral fragments associated with microbial communities appear inside blue ice. Photo: Kjell Ove Storvik/AMASE/AMASE

Analog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Fossils & Paleontology, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release

Frozen Microbes Reveal How To Test For Martian Life

by Keith CowingOctober 4, 2005April 13, 2024

“We tested equipment that we are developing to look for life on Mars and discovered a rare and complex microbial community living in blue ice vents inside a frozen volcano,” […]