Perhaps as far back as the history of research and philosophy goes, people have attempted to unearth how life on earth came to be. In the recent decades, with exponential […]
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Catching Genes From Chlamydiae Allowed Complex Life To Live Without Oxygen
An international team of researchers has discovered a new group of Chlamydiae – Anoxychlamydiales – living under the ocean floor without oxygen. These Chlamydiae have genes that allow them to […]
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To Understand The Machinery Of Life, This Scientist Breaks It On Purpose
“I’m fascinated with life, and that’s why I want to break it.” This is how Betül Kaçar, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona with appointments in the Department […]
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Sequencing Microbial DNA Samples In Orbit
NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module servicing microbial DNA samples for sequencing and identification. iss063e063823 (July 31, 2020) – Larger […]
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Prebiotic Precursors Of The Primordial RNA World In Space: Detection Of NH2OH
One of the proposed scenarios for the origin of life is the primordial RNA world, which considers that RNA molecules were likely responsible for the storage of genetic information and […]
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Un-natural mRNAs Modified With Sulfur Atoms Boost Efficient Protein Synthesis
Since mRNAs play a key role in protein synthesis in vivo, the use of mRNAs as medicines and for in vitro protein synthesis has been desired. In particular, mRNA therapeutics […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Life Emulating Molecules Show Basic Metabolism
In a system with self-replicating molecules -previously shown to have the capability to grow, divide and evolve – chemists from the University of Groningen have now discovered catalytic capabilities that […]
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A Glimpse Into Archaic Protein Synthesis Systems
In cells, protein is synthesized based on the genetic code. Each protein is coded by the triplet combination of chemicals called “nucleotides,” and a continuous “reading” of any set of […]
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Understanding Epigenetics Research in Space
A growing body of research links the ways that organisms react to their environment at a cellular level to a surprising variety of behaviors and physical changes. The mechanism is […]
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Draft Genomes of Two Unique Bacteria
Two research teams supported in part by the NASA Astrobiology Program have published draft genome sequences of unique types of bacteria isolated from natural environments.