NAI
2004 Annual Science Report
Indiana University, Bloomington
Reporting | JUL 2003 – JUN 2004
Biosustainable Energy and Nutrient Cycles in the Deep Subsurface of Earth and Mars
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Institutions
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Teams
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Publications
0
Field Sites
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PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:
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PROJECT MEMBERS:
Tullis Onstott
Project Investigator
Susan Pfiffner
Project Investigator
Lisa Pratt
Project Investigator
Ruth Droppo
Collaborator
Michael Jasiak
Collaborator
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Collaborator
Duane Moser
Postdoc
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RELATED OBJECTIVES:
Objective 2.1
Mars exploration
Objective 3.1
Sources of prebiotic materials and catalysts
Objective 3.2
Origins and evolution of functional biomolecules
Objective 3.3
Origins of energy transduction
Objective 3.4
Origins of cellularity and protobiological systems
Objective 4.3
Effects of extraterrestrial events upon the biosphere
Objective 5.1
Environment-dependent, molecular evolution in microorganisms
Objective 5.2
Co-evolution of microbial communities
Objective 5.3
Biochemical adaptation to extreme environments
Objective 6.1
Environmental changes and the cycling of elements by the biota, communities, and ecosystems
Objective 6.2
Adaptation and evolution of life beyond Earth
Objective 7.2
Biosignatures to be sought in nearby planetary systems
