Every plant cell is the product of a biological merger billions of years ago. Chloroplasts are key structures in plants and algae that capture sunlight, but originally they were free-living […]
Osaka Metropolitan University
Posted inGaia - Planetary Perspectives, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Press Release
From Sea To Soil: Molecular Changes Suggest How Algae Evolved Into Plants
Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy. However, little light reaches […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Cryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Press Release
Antarctica’s Only Native Insect’s Unique Survival Mechanism
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How […]
Posted inApps - Games, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Commercial & Private Sector, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Rapid, Simultaneous Detection Of Multiple Bacteria Achieved With Handheld Sensor
Hear the words E. coli or salmonella and food poisoning comes to mind. Rapid detection of such bacteria is crucial in preventing outbreaks of foodborne illness. While the usual practice […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Precision Medicine: Nanofluidic Aptamer Nanoarray Measures Individual Proteins
Editor’s note: If you are on a long term mission or on an away team on another world, you might want your tricorder to be able to do some quick […]
Posted inMicrobiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Smallest Mobile Lifeform Created
The origin of all biological movements, including walking, swimming, or flying, can be traced back to cellular movements; however, little is known about how cell motility arose in evolution.