NAI
2005 Annual Science Report
University of Colorado, Boulder
Reporting | JUL 2004 – JUN 2005
Executive Summary
The University of Colorado Center for Astrobiology member in the NASA Astrobiology Institute runs a multi-pronged program. Our research efforts span the entire range of disciplines that comprise astrobiology, and include components in the physical sciences, the biological sciences, and the humanities. In addition, we collaborate with leading players from the aerospace industrial community to provide leadership in developing technology for astrobiology. On the education side, our research program meshes with a graduate-education program in each of the sub-disciplines within astrobiology, and we provide a broad-based education to students. In addition, we offer courses and programs for undergraduates, as a way of involving them in astrobiology and, eventually, feeding into a graduate program either here or elsewhere. We also have a cutting-edge program in education and public outreach that provides significant activities at a number of different levels. Our education and outreach program will be ...
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Bruce Jakosky
NAI, ASTEP, ASTID, Exobiology -
TEAM Active Dates:
11/2003 - 10/2008 CAN 3 -
Members:
43 (See All) - Visit Team Page
Project Reports
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Origin of Multicellularity and Complex Land-Based Ecosystem
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5.2 -
The Impact of Atmospheric Particles on Life
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 2.1 2.2 3.1 4.1 4.3 7.1 -
Star and Planet Formation
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 -
Molecular Survey of Microbial Diversity in Hypersaline Ecosystems
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.2 3.4 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.2 7.2 -
Evaluation of Habitable Environments on Mars
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1 -
Biogeochemical Cycling and Resources on Mars
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1 7.1 -
Re-Tracing Steps Towards a Habitable World: The Biogeochemical Evolution of Sulfur on the Early Earth.
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 5.2 5.3 6.1 7.1 -
A Mechanism for the Association of Amino Acids With Their Codons and the Origin of the Genetic Code.
The genetic code was elucidated forty years ago. Despite decades of effort, a satisfactory explanation why certain amino acids are assigned to certain codons has not been developed. A collaboration with Dr. Harold Morowitz of George Mason University and Dr. Eric Smith of the Santa Fe Institute has led to the proposal of a novel mechanism for the association of amino acids with their codons and the origin of the genetic code.
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1 3.2 -
Untangling Europa’s Evolution
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.2 -
Philosophical Issues in Astrobiology
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: None Selected -
Chiral Determinism and the Origin of Translation
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1 3.2 4.2
Publications
- There are no publications for this team in the 2005 annual report.
2005 Teams
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
Indiana University, Bloomington
Marine Biological Laboratory
Michigan State University
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Pennsylvania State University
SETI Institute
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Rhode Island
University of Washington
Virtual Planetary Laboratory (JPL/CalTech)