Shocked quartz grains are an accepted indicator of crater-forming cosmic impact events, which also typically produce amorphous silica along the fractures. Furthermore, previous research has shown that shocked quartz can […]
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Posted inAstrobiology (general), Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Societal Issues, Status Report
Communicating Astrobiology And The Search For Life Elsewhere
This study examines the communication of astrobiology and the Search for Life Elsewhere (SLE) in academic papers, press releases, and news articles over three decades.
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Biophysics, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Space Stations
Astronauts Demonstrate CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing In Space
Researchers have developed and successfully demonstrated a novel method for studying how cells repair damaged DNA in space. Sarah Stahl-Rommel of Genes in Space and colleagues present the new technique […]
Posted inFossils & Paleontology, Plant Biology, Press Release
Fossils of 1.6 billion-year-old Crown-group Red Algae
The ~1.6 Ga Tirohan Dolomite of the Lower Vindhyan in central India contains phosphatized stromatolitic microbialites. We report from there uniquely well-preserved fossils interpreted as probable crown-group rhodophytes (red algae). […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Missions & Hardware
DNA Survives Flight Exposure On Outside of Suborbital Rocket
Sounding rockets represent an excellent platform for testing the influence of space conditions during the passage of Earth’s atmosphere and re-entry on biological, physical and chemical experiments for astrobiological purposes. […]