Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)


  1. Indiana University, Bloomington

    PI Lisa Pratt
    Members 0 (Inactive)
    Active Dates 11/2003 - 10/2008
    Team Website http://www.indiana.edu/~deeplife/

    Executive Summary

    Biosustainable Energy and Nutrient Cycles in the Deep Subsurface of Earth and Mars

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    Biosustainable Energy and Nutrient Cycles in the Deep Subsurface of Earth and Mars

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2

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  • 1.1 Models of formation and evolution of habitable planets
  • 1.2 Indirect and direct astronomical observations of extrasolar habitable planets
  • 2.1 Mars exploration
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  • 3.1 Sources of prebiotic materials and catalysts
  • 3.2 Origins and evolution of functional biomolecules
  • 3.3 Origins of energy transduction
  • 3.4 Origins of cellularity and protobiological systems
  • 4.1 Earth's early biosphere
  • 4.2 Foundations of complex life
  • 5.1 Environment-dependent, molecular evolution in microorganisms
  • 5.2 Co-evolution of microbial communities
  • 5.3 Biochemical adaptation to extreme environments
  • 6.1 Environmental changes and the cycling of elements by the biota, communities, and ecosystems
  • 6.2 Adaptation and evolution of life beyond Earth
  • 7.1 Biosignatures to be sought in Solar System materials
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