Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (B). Organised and edited by Charles Cockell, Sydney Leach and Ian Smith Published August 2006 Living entities exhibit the three fundamental characteristics of metabolism, […]
Origin & Evolution of Life
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NAI Director's Seminar 11/27: Formation of Habitable Planetary Systems: Are We Normal?
Speakers: Sean Raymond (University of Colorado) and Avi Mandell (Goddard Space Flight Center) Date/Time: Monday, November 27, 2006 11AM PST Abstract: For a planet to be potentially habitable over long […]
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Romer's Gap Confirmed
Peter Ward from NAI’s Alumni Team at the University of Washington and his collaborators have a new paper out in PNAS providing supportive evidence for Romer’s Gap. Their results link […]
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University of Washington Seminar: Self-assembly Processes in the Prebiotic Environment
Join us for the next University of Washington Astrobiology Seminar! David Deamer of U.C. Santa Cruz will be speaking on the topic “Self-assembly Processes in the Prebiotic Environment” Date/Time: Tuesday, […]
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University of Washington Seminar: A (not so) Brief History of Carbon on Earth
Join us for the next University of Washington Astrobiology Seminar! George Shaw of Union College will be speaking on the topic “A (not so) Brief History of Carbon on Earth.” […]
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NAI and NSF Provide Joint Funding to Understand the Environment of the Earth More Than 2 Billion Years Ago
The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) are providing matching support towards the study of the ancient rock record of the early Earth, between 2.0 and […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
UCLA Scientists Strengthen Case For Life More Than 3.8 Billion Years Ago
Ten years ago, an international team of scientists reported evidence, in a controversial cover story in the journal Nature, that life on Earth began more than 3.8 billion years ago–400 […]
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Discovering the Timetree of Life Symposium
With NAI support, the Evolutionary Genomics Focus Group hosted a one-day symposium on Friday, May 26th, at Arizona State University. Blair Hedges (Penn State) organized the event, which featured 15 […]
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Graduate Research Seminar – Origin of Life (Gordon Research Conference)
In conjunction with the 2006 GRC Origin of Life conference, organizers are offering the first Origin of Life Graduate Research Seminar. The Graduate Research Seminar is designed to identify top […]
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Gordon Research Conference – Origin of Life
Applications are now being accepted for the 2006 Gordon Research Conference on the Origin of Life, at Bates College, Maine, July 23-28. Please visit http://www.grc.org/programs/2006/origin.htm for more information. Due to […]