When Mars’ first samples return to Earth, scientists should be on the lookout for ancient sleeping bacteria, a new study has found.
Microbiology & Virology
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Methane-eating ‘Borgs’ Have Been Assimilating Earth’s Microbes
In Star Trek, the Borg are a ruthless, hive-minded collective that assimilate other beings with the intent of taking over the galaxy.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Deep Learning Tool Identifies Bacteria In Micrographs
Omnipose, a deep learning software, is helping to solve the challenge of identifying varied and miniscule bacteria in microscopy images. It has gone beyond this initial goal to identify several […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Discovery Of Exciting Bacteria In Underground Caves In North Africa
A research team from Umeå University, SLU and Algeria has found bacteria, with a number of interesting properties, in previously unexplored caves at a depth of several hundred meters in […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Host-associated Phages Disperse Across The Extraterrestrial Analogue Antarctica
Extreme Antarctic conditions provide one of the closest analogues of extraterrestrial environments. Since air and snow samples, especially from polar regions, yield DNA amounts in the lower picogram range, binning […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Mars, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Quantifying The Bioavailable Energy In An Ancient Hydrothermal Vent On Mars And A Modern Earth-based Analogue
Putative alkaline hydrothermal systems on Noachian Mars were potentially habitable environments for microorganisms. However, the types of reactions that could have fueled microbial life in such systems and the amount […]
Posted inMicrobiology & Virology, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Collecting Microbe Samples Around The Veggie Space Botany facility On ISS
Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti from ESA (European Space Agency) collects microbe samples from around the Veggie space botany facility in the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory module for […]
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Neural Integration System – ISS KIBO Cell Biology Experiment Facility
A preflight image of the sample holder which holds the Culture Bags with port, and used to accommodate it to the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) in KIBO module. Effect […]
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Tanpopo Astrobiology Space Exposure Experiment On ISS
Tanpopo is a Japanese astrobiological space exposure experiment on ISS. There are 7 small cells containing microorganisms, mosses, and organic compounds which will study their stability and alterations. Photo courtesy […]
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Tricorder Tech: Intelligent Microscopes For Detecting Rare Biological Events
Imagine you’re a PhD student with a fluorescent microscope and a sample of live bacteria. What’s the best way use these resources to obtain detailed observations of bacterial division from […]