[Scientific Reports via Xmol] Biological exposure experiments under near-space conditions remain limited by the high cost and low accessibility of spaceflight platforms, motivating low-cost analog approaches for initial screening.
Plant Biology
Posted inSpace Life Science
SpaceBio Knowledge Hub: A LiteratOmics Platform for Microgravity and Space Biology Research
Editor’s note: The following was posted on LinkedIn by Jose Cleydson Ferreira Silva, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Florida “As research in space biology continues to grow, scientific knowledge […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry
Discovery: Oxygenic Photosynthesis Is Possible With Only One Photosystem
[Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München] LMU researchers demonstrate that oxygenic photosynthesis can occur with only a single photosystem, overturning a fundamental principle of biology.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology
Orbital Biosignature Assay: Watching Forests Grow From Space
[Chinese Academy of Sciences] Forests are central to climate mitigation, yet tracking how fast they grow over decades remains difficult.
Posted inLife Support Systems
Integrating Resource Utilization And Bioregenerative Life Support Systems For Sustainable Space Exploration
[Frontiers] The long-term presence of humans in space depends on reducing reliance on Earth’s resupply of materials and resources. In situ resource utilization (ISRU) represents a sustainable approach to support […]
Posted inUncategorized
An Agnostic Machine Learning Model of Photosynthetic Habitability
The search for exoplanet biosignatures is guided by whether planetary environments can sustain photosynthesis.
Posted inTerraforming & Geoengineering
Conceptual Thermal Constraints On The Growth Of The First Tree On A Terraformed Mars
The environmental conditions on present‑day Mars are far outside the range tolerated by known complex terrestrial life.
Posted inAstronauts and Explorers, Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Microgravity, People Of Astrobiology, Plant Biology, Sample Return, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Status Report
Offworld Biotech: Handling Microbial And Botanical Samples
NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Jessica Meir activates tubes filled with microbial and botanical samples associated with a variety of student-designed experiments inside the International Space Station’s Harmony […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Microbiology & Virology, Plant Biology, Press Release
Hidden Fungal Networks Could Stretch From The Earth To The Sun A Billion Times Over
Mycorrhizal fungi form underground networks that sustain plant life and help regulate Earth’s climate by drawing carbon into soils.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Press Release
Nucleomorph Phylogenomics Suggests A Deep And Ancient Origin Of Cryptophyte Plastids Within Rhodophyta
The evolutionary origin of red algae‐derived complex plastids remains obscure. Cryptophyta, one of four eukaryotic lineages harboring these plastids, still contains nucleomorphs, which are highly reduced remnants of red algal […]