Minerals are the fundamental components of Earth. Microbes occupy the majority of the tree of life. In near surficial environments, minerals and microbes co-exist and interact. The studies of mineral-microbe […]
Microbiology & Virology
Posted inCryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Space Life Science
Assessing the intrageneric environmental boundaries of the extremophilic cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis (Pleurocapsales) and its implications for space exploration
Abstract The cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis contains species found in extreme environments, thus providing the opportunity to study adaptation to a range of environments within the confines of a single genus. Due […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Cryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Icy Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder In The Field: Solving Everest’s Wildlife Mysteries with eDNA
Scientists discover evidence of 187 taxonomic orders from just 20 liters of water collected in one of the Earth’s harshest environments A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Plant Biology, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science
BioExpt-01 Payload Handover To The Artemis 1 Orion Capsule
Scientists package up part of NASA’s Biology Experiment-1 (BioExpt-1) for official handover to the Orion team for Artemis I inside the Space Station Processing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space […]
Posted inFossils & Paleontology, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Saccorhytus Is NOT The Earliest Human Ancestor
Saccorhytus CREDIT Philip Donoghue et al An international team of researchers have discovered that a mysterious microscopic creature from which humans were thought to descend is part of a different […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Cubesats and smallsats, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science
Artemis I Will Launch The BioSentinel Deep Space Biology Cubesat Mission
Poised to launch on Artemis I from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, BioSentinel – a shoebox-sized CubeSat – will perform the first long-duration biology experiment in deep space. Artemis […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Press Release, Space Life Science
What Is NASA’s GeneLab?
With GeneLab, NASA’s open repository for space biology data, anyone – from students to specialists – can explore and make discoveries about ways life from Earth is affected by the […]
Posted inCaves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Microbial ´Dark Matter´: Centuries-old Lava Caves Of Hawaiʻi Island Contain Thousands Of Unknown Bacterial Species
The lava caves, lava tubes and geothermal vents on the big island of Hawaiʻi have higher bacterial diversity than scientists expected, reports a new study in Frontiers in Microbiology. These […]
Posted inCaves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Mars, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Metagenome-assembled Genomes From Monte Cristo Cave (Diamantina, Brazil) Reveal Prokaryotic Lineages As Functional Models For Life On Mars
Although several studies have explored microbial communities in different terrestrial subsurface ecosystems, little is known about the diversity of their metabolic processes and survival strategies.
Posted inAstrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Icy Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Biolocomotion And Premelting In Ice
Biota are found in glaciers, ice sheets and permafrost. Ice bound micro-organisms evolve in a complex mobile environment facilitated or hindered by a range of bulk and surface interactions.