Geothermal environments, including terrestrial hot springs and deep-sea hydrothermal sediments, often contain many poorly understood lineages of archaea.
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Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Uncovering The Secrets Of Electron-eating Microorganisms
A large number of microorganisms have the inherent ability to convert electricity and CO2 to high-value chemical products via electrosynthesis.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Microbiology & Virology, Status Report, Tardigrades, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: New Live Imaging Technique Shows How Tardigrades Manage To Survive Dehydration
Water is essential for life, but anhydrobiotic tardigrades can survive almost complete dehydration.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Sedimentary DNA Can Influence Evolution: Establishing Mineral Facilitated Horizontal Gene Transfer As A Route To Bacterial Fitness
Horizontal gene transfer is the one of the most important drivers of bacterial evolution. Transformation by uptake of extracellular DNA is traditionally not considered to be an effective mode of […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Superwobbling and tRNA-34 Wobble and tRNA-37 Anticodon Loop Modifications in Evolution and Devolution of the Genetic Code
The genetic code evolved around the reading of the tRNA anticodon on the primitive ribosome, and tRNA-34 wobble and tRNA-37 modifications coevolved with the code.
Posted inCourses, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release, Space Life Science
NASA GeneLab For High Schools
Opportunity for educators and high school juniors and seniors with a passion for learning and space biology can apply for NASA GeneLab for High Schools virtual training program.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Emergence And Maintenance Of Stable Coexistence During A Long-term Multicellular Evolution Experiment
The evolution of multicellular life spurred evolutionary radiations, fundamentally changing many of Earth’s ecosystems.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving
Tricorder / Away Team Tech: A Drone That Collects Environmental DNA From Trees
Ecologists are increasingly using traces of genetic material left behind by living organisms left behind in the environment, called environmental DNA (eDNA), to catalogue and monitor biodiversity. Based on these […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
ACEs In Spaces: Autocatalytic Chemical Ecosystems In Spatial Settings
Autocatalysis is thought to have played an important role in the earliest stages of the origin of life. An autocatalytic cycle’s (AC) constituent chemicals can collectively catalyze their own recreation.
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Tricorders & Sensors, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts
Away Team Tech: Self-Contained Device Isolates Biological Samples
Overview JSC is looking to interested parties to license and commercialize this patented technology. Innovators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) developed a patented self-contained device for isolating deoxyribonucleic acid […]