Editor’s note: If you are going to investigate genomic information in the field or in a laboratory – the more you know – the more you know. Nanopore technology is […]
Nanotechnology & SynBio
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Space Physiology & Medicine, Status Report
Bacillus Subtilis Engineered For Aerospace Medicine: A Platform For Off-planet Production Of Pharmaceutical Peptides
Biologics, such as pharmaceutical peptides, have notoriously short shelf lives, insufficient for long-duration space flight missions to the Moon or Mars.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Method for Accurate Detection of Amino Acids and Mycotoxins in Planetary Atmospheres
We present a systematic analysis of a large number of mass spectra accumulated as the number of ion fragments recorded in unit mass-to-charge detector channels.
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Radiation, Space Stations
A Self-Replicating Radiation-Shield for Human Deep-Space Exploration
The greatest hazard for humans on deep-space exploration missions is radiation. To protect astronauts venturing out beyond Earth’s protective magnetosphere, advanced passive radiation protection is highly sought after.
Posted inInterstellar, Missions & Hardware, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Panspermia, Press Release
Nanotech Away Missions: Picogram-scale Probes To Explore Nearby Stars
In a forward-looking article, George Church, PhD, from Harvard University and the Wyss Institute, proposes the use of picogram to nanogram-scale probes that can land, replicate, and produce a communications […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Intelligence & Language, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
Model Shows How Intelligent-like Behavior Can Emerge From Non-living Agents
From a distance, they looked like clouds of dust. Yet, the swarm of microrobots in author Michael Crichton’s bestseller “Prey” was self-organized.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Microchip Can Electronically Detect Covid Antibodies In Just A Drop Of Blood
A single drop of blood from a finger prick. A simple electronic chip. And a smartphone readout of test results that could diagnose a Covid-19 infections or others like HIV […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Life Imitates Mica
In mythologies and origin stories around the world, various cultures and religions point to clay as the vessel of life, the primordial material that creator gods imbued with a self-sustaining […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release
Star Light Simulator Illuminates The Search For Life Around The Milky Way’s Most Common Stars
Italian researchers have demonstrated experimentally for the first time that microorganisms can photosynthesise using the infrared-dominated light emitted by the most common type of star in the Milky Way.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Assessing Planetary Complexity and Potential Agnostic Biosignatures Using Epsilon Machines
We present a new approach to exoplanet characterisation using techniques from complexity science, with potential applications to biosignature detection.