NAI
2003 Annual Science Report
University of California, Los Angeles
Reporting | JUL 2002 – JUN 2003
Executive Summary
The broad spectrum of physical and life sciences comprising the field of astrobiology is reflected in the research activities of the UCLA lead team in its fifth year of participation in the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI). Astrobiological research conducted by the UCLA lead team ranges from devising methods for imaging planets outside of our Solar System to studies of the evolution of life at the scale of individual genes. These seemingly disparate activities comprise a chain of informed inquiry that seeks to define the range of possible habitable environments in our Solar System and beyond and the manifestations of life that might arise in these diverse habitats.
During the fifth year of UCLA’s involvement in the NAI, progress was made on six projects dedicated to improving our understanding of planetary habitats and the evolution and diversity of life. These projects are: 1) Extrasolar planetary systems ...
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Bruce Runnegar
NAI, ASTEP, ASTID, Exobiology -
TEAM Active Dates:
7/1998 - 10/2003 CAN 1 -
Members:
55 (See All) - Visit Team Page
Project Reports
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Genomic Evolution and the Tree of Life
Horizontal gene transfer greatly accelerates genome evolution and Innovation. We are comparing the genomes of eight prokaryotes and related horizontal gene transfer (HGT) to environmental and genomic properties of the organisms and their habitats.
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.2 3.4 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 -
Celestial Influences on Planetary Environments
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 2.1 2.2 4.3 6.1 -
Characterizing Earth’s Early Life
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1 -
Exploration for Life in the Solar System
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 -
Geobiology and Geochemistry of Early Earth
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1 6.1 -
Extra Solar Planetary Systems
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 1.2 7.1 7.2
Publications
- There are no publications for this team in the 2003 annual report.
2003 Teams
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Arizona State University
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Harvard University
Marine Biological Laboratory
Michigan State University
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Johnson Space Center
Pennsylvania State University
Scripps Research Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Rhode Island
University of Washington
Virtual Planetary Laboratory (JPL/CalTech)