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How can amino acids, lipids, and other metabolites help scientists with life detection in space? #Astrobiologists look at how our cells…
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Researchers found viruses infect bacteria and other microorganisms in acid mine drainage and may control microbial…
How can amino acids, lipids, and other metabolites help scientists with life detection in space? #Astrobiologists look at how our cells…
Dried plums outperformed some medications in a bone health study (in mice) at NASA Ames.
NASA will generate invaluable data on yeast’s response to deep space radiation by launching the BioSentinel satellite in 2021. Here’s…
One of the most fundamental building blocks of life on earth is DNA. This molecule consists of four base pairs and a negatively charged…
The reality of being able to live and settle on Martian or lunar bases can seem like it is getting close. To do this, we need to be able to…
For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now,…
Whether it is the acceptance of different passions, backgrounds, or even favorite movies, diversity matters. A group of ten researchers who…
Poliomyelitis is the name of the disease caused by the poliovirus, and it mostly affects children under the age of 5, causing paralysis in a…
How and why humans exist are questions that have challenged different cultures ever since the dawn of civilization. Many scientists have…
Researchers found that more than half of the bacteria collected from stranded cetaceans in the Philippines showed antimicrobial resistance…