Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)


  1. Marine Biological Laboratory

    PI Mitchell Sogin
    Members 0 (Inactive)
    Active Dates 11/2003 - 10/2008
    Team Website http://astrobiology.mbl.edu/

    Executive Summary

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    Project Reports

    Describing the anaerobic thermophilic microbial community: A metagenomic strategy

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4, 5, 5, 5

    Genome-Genome Integration: Symbiosis, genetic assimilation, and evolutionary innovation

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4, 5, 5, 6

    Iron Oxidation - Shaping the Past and Present Environments

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4, 5, 5, 6, 7

    Microbial Communities and Activities in the Deep Marine Subsurface

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES:

    Microbial diversity and population structure studies in the Rio Tinto

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5, 5

    Microbial Diversity in the Deep Ocean

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5, 5, 5, 6

    Recognition of Theoretical Environments on Mars

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES:

    EPO Reports

    micro*scope

    Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices Course

    "Alien Earths" Museum Exhibit

    "Living in the Microbial World" Teachers Workshop

    NASA/JSU Workshop on Astrobiology

    Astrobiology kiosk at the RI Museum of Natural History

    Microbes@NASA DVD

    "River of Fire" videocon

    Brown University Outreach

    Brown University Courses

    MA Space Grant

    University of North Carolina Outreach

    Discover the Microbes Within!

    University of Southern California Outreach

    University of Southern California Courses

    American Society of Microbiology General Meeting

    Plymouth Schools Oceanography Studies

    MBL Outreach

    MBL Courses

    Project Reports

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  • 1 Determine whether the atmosphere of the early Earth, hydrothermal or exogenous matter were significant sources of organic matter.
  • 2 Develop and test plausible pathways by which ancient counterparts of membrane systems, proteins and nucleic acid were synthesized from simpler precursors and assembled into protocells.
  • 3 Replicating, catalytic systems capable of evolution, and construct laboratory models of metabolism in primitive living systems.
  • 4 Expand and interpret the genomic database of a select group of key microorganisms in order to reveal the history and dynamics of evolution.
  • 5 Describe the sequences of causes and effects associated with the development of Earth's early biosphere and the global environment.
  • 6 Define how ecophysiological processes structure microbial communities, influence their adaptation and evolution, and affect their detection on other planets.
  • 7 Identify the environmental limits for by examining biological adaptations to extremes in environmental conditions.

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