Astrobiology and the search for evidence of life beyond Earth are now key drivers for planetary science and astronomy missions.
Life Detection Knowledge Base
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Life Detection Knowledge Base: Taxonomy of Potential Biosignatures
The Life Detection Knowledge Base (LDKB) is a community webtool developed to test and evaluate strategies to search for evidence of life beyond Earth, with an emphasis on recognizing potential […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Meteorites & Asteroids, Sample Return, Status Report
Laminae As Potential Biosignatures
Laminae are millimeter-scale features in rocks created by physiochemical processes that can be influenced by the presence and activities of communities of organisms that occur as biofilms and microbial mats.
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Life Detection Knowledge Base: A Community Tool for Knowledge Management and Representation
The Life Detection Knowledge Base (LDKB; https://lifedetectionforum.com/ldkb) is a community-owned web resource that is designed to facilitate the infusion of astrobiology knowledge and expertise into the conceptualization and design of […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Status Report
Laminae as Structural Biosignatures in NASA’s Life Detection Knowledge Base
Laminae are millimeter-scale features in rocks created by physiochemical processes that can be influenced by the presence and activities of communities of organisms that occur as biofilms and microbial mats.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Life Detection Knowledge Base (LDKB)
Life Detection Knowledge Base (LDKB) is an online, community owned resource to provide knowledge and support discourse about the detection of signs of life.