The microscopic alliance between algae and bacteria offers rare, step-by-step snapshots of how bacteria lose genes and adapt to increasing host dependence. This is shown by a new study led […]
Plant Biology
Posted inLife Support Systems, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Offworld Agriculture: Astronauts Plant Seed Pillows
When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter in space farming: the latest VEG-03 experiments, complete with seed […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Conferences and Meetings, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Status Report
NASA/NExSS Extraterrestrial Photosynthesis Workshop
A NASA Exoplanets System Science (NExSS) WorkshopMay 15-17, 2026Heidel House, Green Lake, Wisconsin, USAPreceding AbSciCon 2026
Posted inBiophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
Researchers Identify Protein That Evolved To Enable Photosynthesis In Land Plants
Evolutionary plant biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have identified a protein that evolved approximately 500 million years ago, enabling plants to convert light into energy through […]
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Gravitational Biology, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
ASGSR 2025 Abstract Deadline Extended
We are pleased to announce the abstract submission deadline for ASGSR 2025 has been extended to August 1st, 2025 at 23:59 EDT.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Gravitational Biology, Life Support Systems, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
Lunar Soil Could Support Life On The Moon
Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the Moon. In a study publishing July 16 in the Cell Press journal Joule, researchers extracted water from lunar […]
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Gravitational Biology, Life Support Systems, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Status Report
Exploring Plant Responses To Altered Gravity For Advancing Space Agriculture
Plants are vital to human space exploration, providing oxygen, food, and psychological benefits to astronauts while contributing to water regeneration by recycling organic waste.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Life Support Systems, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
Offworld Agriculture: Developing The Perfect Crop For Space Bases
The future of sustained space habitation depends on our ability to grow fresh food away from Earth. The revolutionary new collaborative Moon-Rice project is using cutting-edge experimental biology to create […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Detecting Alien Living Worlds And Photosynthetic Life Using Imaging Polarimetry With The HWO Coronagraph
Our Earth, being the only living planet that we know, provides us with clues that photosynthetic life-forms may be dominant on other exoplanets for billions of years.
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Status Report
ASGSR 2025 Call For Abstract Reviewers
Interested in volunteering to review ASGSR 2025 abstracts? Please fill out the form to volunteer. This must be filled out by the end of the day on Wednesday, July 23rd […]