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  1. Recent Publications

    February 2019


    On the Natural Structure of Amino Acid Patterns in Families of Protein Sequences
    Turjanski, P., & Ferreiro, D. U. (2018). The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 122(49), 11295-11301


    January 2019


    The dynamics of adaptive genetic diversity during the early stages of clonal evolution
    Blundell, J. R., Schwartz, K., Francois, D., Fisher, D. S., Sherlock, G. J., & Levy, S. F. (2017). The dynamics of adaptive genetic diversity during the early stages of clonal evolution. []. doi:10.1101/170589


    Shortsighted Evolution Constrains the Efficacy of Long-Term Bet Hedging
    Libby, E., & Ratcliff, W. C. (2019). Shortsighted Evolution Constrains the Efficacy of Long-Term Bet Hedging. The American Naturalist, None, 000–000. doi:10.1086/701786


    Contributions from Accreted Organics to Titan’s Atmosphere: New Insights from Cometary and Chondritic Data
    Miller, K. E., Glein, C. R., & Hunter Waite, J. (2019). Contributions from Accreted Organics to Titan’s Atmosphere: New Insights from Cometary and Chondritic Data. The Astrophysical Journal, 871(1), 59. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaf561


    Microbial Biomarker Transition in High-Altitude Sinter Mounds From El Tatio (Chile) Through Different Stages of Hydrothermal Activity
    Sanchez-Garcia, L., Fernandez-Martinez, M. A., GarcíA-Villadangos, M., Blanco, Y., Cady, S. L., Hinman, N., … Carrizo, D. (2019). Microbial Biomarker Transition in High-Altitude Sinter Mounds From El Tatio (Chile) Through Different Stages of Hydrothermal Activity. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03350


    Absence of biomarker evidence for early eukaryotic life from the Mesoproterozoic Roper Group: Searching across a marine redox gradient in mid-Proterozoic habitability
    Nguyen, K., Love, G. D., Zumberge, J. A., Kelly, A. E., Owens, J. D., Rohrssen, M. K., … Lyons, T. W. (2019). Absence of biomarker evidence for early eukaryotic life from the Mesoproterozoic Roper Group: Searching across a marine redox gradient in mid-Proterozoic habitability. Geobiology. doi:10.1111/gbi.12329


    The possibility of :CNH2+ within Titan’s atmosphere: Rovibrational analysis of :CNH2+ and :CCH2
    Fortenberry, R. C., Lee, T. J., & Inostroza-Pino, N. (2019). The possibility of :CNH2+ within Titan’s atmosphere: Rovibrational analysis of :CNH2+ and :CCH2. Icarus, 321, 260–265. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.11.026


    Earthshine as an illumination source at the Moon
    Glenar, D. A., Stubbs, T. J., Schwieterman, E. W., Robinson, T. D., & Livengood, T. A. (2019). Earthshine as an illumination source at the Moon. Icarus, 321, 841–856. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.12.025


    Experimental Constraints on Abiotic Formation of Tubules and Other Proposed Biological Structures in Subsurface Volcanic Glass
    McCollom, T. M., & Donaldson, C. (2019). Experimental Constraints on Abiotic Formation of Tubules and Other Proposed Biological Structures in Subsurface Volcanic Glass. Astrobiology, 19(1), 53–63. doi:10.1089/ast.2017.1811


    December 2018


    Stepwise oxygenation of the Paleozoic atmosphere
    Krause, A. J., Mills, B. J. W., Zhang, S., Planavsky, N. J., Lenton, T. M., & Poulton, S. W. (2018). Stepwise oxygenation of the Paleozoic atmosphere. Nature Communications, 9(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06383-y