Exobiology (Extraterrestrial Life)

Exobiology further on these related pages:

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Microbial Ecology@ Molecular Evolution@ Paleoclimatology@ Panspermia@

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Exobiology Sites:

NSCORT in Exobiology NSCORT in Exobiology: The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with UCSD, Scripps, and Salk Institutes. (Exobiology) http://exobio.ucsd.edu/NSCORT.htm Geobiology and Astrobiology at Caltech/JPL Geobiology and Astrobiology at Caltech/JPL: Studies the history of life on earth as well as the role the biota continue to play in shaping modern environments though exploring molecular evolution. (Exobiology) http://www.gps.caltech.edu/options/geobiology/geobio.html Harvard OEB Harvard OEB: Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Researches and teaches "biology with a global perspective." (Exobiology) http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/ Cosmic Evolution Cosmic Evolution: An educational site based on a textbook that follows the evolution of the Universe "from big bang to humankind." Hosted by the Wright Center at Tufts University. (Exobiology) http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/ UW Astrobiology Program UW Astrobiology Program: The University of Washington's graduate certificate program enables students to obtain the interdepartmental background necessary. Focus is on Earth's extreme microbial environments. (Exobiology) http://depts.washington.edu/astrobio/ IGPP Center for Astrobiology IGPP Center for Astrobiology: NASA Astrobiology Institute founding member located at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. (Exobiology) http://www.astrobiology.ucla.edu/ Astrobiology Magazine Astrobiology Magazine: E-zine on life beyond Earth and origin of life. Includes news articles, reference material, and forums. (Exobiology) http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php NASA's Origins Program NASA's Origins Program: This program at JPL seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe: Where do we come from? Are we alone? (Exobiology) http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/ Carnegie Institution of Washington Carnegie Institution of Washington: A private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences. Part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. (Exobiology) http://astrobiology.ciw.edu/ The Swedish Astrobiology Network The Swedish Astrobiology Network: The SWAN network is a non-profit association of Swedish scientists, who share an interest in astrobiology. (Exobiology) http://www.astrobiologi.nu/ The Origin of Life and Evolution of the Cosmos The Origin of Life and Evolution of the Cosmos: Explores events that led to the origin of life on earth. (Exobiology) http://www.originoflife.org.uk/ New Scientist Astrobiology New Scientist Astrobiology: New Scientist's second Millennium Special focuses on the search for life beyond Earth. Part of the Hot Topics section. (Exobiology) http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/astrobiology/ Introduction to Exobiology Introduction to Exobiology: Explores the field of exobiology from a lay perspective including a self-test. Part of the Cruising Chemistry project at Duke. (Exobiology) http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/Exobiology/ The Astrobiology Index The Astrobiology Index: Categorized links to a wealth of resources on the space life sciences. (Exobiology) http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/dthomas/astrobiology/astrobiology.html Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology: The Centre aims to combine the expertise of astronomers, biochemists, and microbiologists to enable us to answer the age-old question: where did we come from? (Exobiology) http://www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk/ CU Center for Astrobiology CU Center for Astrobiology: A member institution of the NAI from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Includes labs, graduate programs, and educational resources. (Exobiology) http://argyre.colorado.edu/life/CAB.html Cosmic Ancestry Cosmic Ancestry: Gives examples of microbes that survive the vacuum of space. Discusses Neo-Darwinism. (Exobiology) http://www.panspermia.com/ The Astrochemistry Laboratory The Astrochemistry Laboratory: Located in the Astrophysics Branch of the Space Sciences Division at NASA's Ames Research Center. Specializes in the study of extraterrestrial materials and their analogs. (Exobiology) http://www.astrochemistry.org/ TERC Astrobiology Curriculum TERC Astrobiology Curriculum: TERC and NASA are developing an interdisciplinary, year-long course for middle and high school students using astrobiology as its unifying, underlying structure. (Exobiology) http://astrobio.terc.edu/ Origins of Life in our Solar System Origins of Life in our Solar System: A brief overview of creation of the universe and origins of life in our solar system. (Exobiology) http://www.telemedical.com/Telemedical/origins.htm NSCORT in Origins of Life NSCORT in Origins of Life: The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training at the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. A partnership with RPI and SUNY-Albany. (Exobiology) http://www.origins.rpi.edu/ Astrobiology at ASU Astrobiology at ASU: A member of NASA's Astrobiology Institute. The Arizona State University program studies the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the solar system. (Exobiology) http://astrobiology.asu.edu/ A Search for Evidence of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Microbial Delivery Systems A Search for Evidence of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Microbial Delivery Systems: Conference paper on the solar wind propelled interplanetary viral and bacterial movements. (Exobiology) http://www.ebicom.net/~rsf1/vel/iamds.htm Australian Centre for Astrobiology Australian Centre for Astrobiology: Based at Macquarie University, the centre includes astrobiologists from around Australia. The ACA is Australia's international member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. (Exobiology) http://aca.mq.edu.au/ Life on the Edge Life on the Edge: Science@NASA article on an experiment designed for students of all ages to investigate life in extreme environments and to learn about the possibilities for life elsewhere in the Solar System. (Exobiology) http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/msad13jan99_1.htm Astrobiology Astrobiology: The aims of the journal Astrobiology are to advance our understanding of life's origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny in the universe. Published quarterly. (Exobiology) http://www.liebertpub.com/AST/default1.asp NASA Astrobiology Institute NASA Astrobiology Institute: A partnership between NASA and other research organizations to conduct and lead integrated multidisciplinary research in astrobiology, the study of life in the universe. (Exobiology) http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/ Astrobiology at Marine Biological Laboratory Astrobiology at Marine Biological Laboratory: Seeks an understanding about the evolution of early life forms and how changing environments contributed to the development of complex systems in simple organisms. (Exobiology) http://www.mbl.edu/Astrobiology/ American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology: Fosters research, education, training, and development in gravitational and space biology. (Exobiology) http://www.asgsb.org/ Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter: Provides a channel of information for scientists, educators and other persons interested in life sciences as they relate to planetary science and space exploration. (Exobiology) http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/dthomas/marsbugs/marsbugs.html Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center: The joint venture between Tulane Medical Center and NASA studies the effects of space travel upon the human body as well as the use of microgravity to study basic biological phenomena. (Exobiology) http://www.tmc.tulane.edu/astrobiology/ Titan as an Exobiology Laboratory Titan as an Exobiology Laboratory: Explains why this moon of Saturn is an object of exceptional interest for exobiological research. (Exobiology) http://www.seds.org/~rme/titan.htm Penn State Astrobiology Research Center Penn State Astrobiology Research Center: PSARC's primary mission is to conduct multidisciplinary research and education in Astrobiology as a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. (Exobiology) http://psarc.geosc.psu.edu/ The UK Astrobiology Forum and Network The UK Astrobiology Forum and Network: Aims to facilitate communication between those involved in the science of astrobiology in the United Kingdom. (Exobiology) http://astrobiology.rl.ac.uk/ The Astrobiology Web The Astrobiology Web: An online guide to the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe as well as all other aspects of space exploration. (Exobiology) http://www.astrobiology.com/ NSCORT in Gravitational Biology NSCORT in Gravitational Biology: The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering at Rice University. (Exobiology) http://dacnet.rice.edu/Depts/IBB/NSCORT/ Net Advance of Physics: Bioastronomy Net Advance of Physics: Bioastronomy: An experimental page part of the MIT Net Advance project. Includes research and review articles, and offline as well as online materials. (Exobiology) http://www.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/redingtn/www/netadv/bioast.html