NAI
2006 Annual Science Report
University of Colorado, Boulder
Reporting | JUL 2005 – JUN 2006
Molecular Survey of Microbial Diversity in Hypersaline Ecosystems
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Institutions
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Teams
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Publications
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Field Sites
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PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:
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PROJECT MEMBERS:
Norman Pace
Project Investigator
Thomas McCollom
Collaborator
Stephen Mojzsis
Collaborator
Dominic Papineau
Collaborator
Jeffrey Walker
Collaborator
Ruth Ley
Postdoc
John Spear
Postdoc
J. Harris
Research Staff
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RELATED OBJECTIVES:
Objective 3.1
Sources of prebiotic materials and catalysts
Objective 3.2
Origins and evolution of functional biomolecules
Objective 3.4
Origins of cellularity and protobiological systems
Objective 4.1
Earth's early biosphere
Objective 4.2
Foundations of complex life
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