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Intro -- New Frontiers in Astrobiology -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Standards of evidence in the search for extraterrestrial life -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Astrobiology is not only about life beyond Earth -- 3. Standards of evidence required in searching for life beyond Earth -- 3.1. Tier 1-One or more requirements for known life -- 3.2. Tier 2-All known requirements for at least one known organism -- 3.3. Tier 3-Indirect evidence for life -- 3.4. Tier 4-Direct discovery of life -- 3.5. Summary of evidence -- 4. Astrobiologists are not ``hunting´´ for alien life -- 5. Hypotheses about extraterrestrial life are not a betting game -- 6. Good scientific hypotheses are falsifiable, but not all falsifiable hypotheses are good -- 7. Conclusion -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2: Prebiotic chemistry: From dust to molecules and beyond -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The origins of key biomolecules -- 2.1. Central carbon metabolites -- 2.2. Sugars and nucleotides -- 2.3. Amino acids/peptides -- 2.4. Organosulfurs and lipids -- 2.5. Cofactors -- 2.6. Which prebiotic routes were actually part of protometabolism? -- 3. Chirality -- 3.1. Defining chirality -- 3.2. Chiral asymmetry, from atom to molecule and mineral -- 3.3. Enantiomeric excess-inducing processes -- 3.4. Chirality as a diagnostic tool for life detection missions -- 4. Beyond molecules: How functions relevant to life may emerge -- 4.1. How functions relevant to life may emerge from chemical systems -- 4.2. Network models as a framework to pose origins questions -- 4.3. Implications for the search for extraterrestrial life -- 5. Conclusions and future trends -- 5.1. Conclusions -- 5.2. Current and future trends -- References -- Chapter 3: Astrochemistry: Ingredients of life in space -- 1. Setting the stage -- 2. Elemental ingredients. |
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3. Interstellar molecules -- 3.1. Stardust -- 3.2. Diffuse molecular clouds -- 3.3. Dense clouds -- 3.4. Star-forming regions -- 3.5. Protoplanetary disks -- 4. Prebiotic ingredients -- 5. Future trends in astrochemistry -- References -- Chapter 4: Water and organics in meteorites -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Water in meteorites -- 2.1. Hydrous mineral phases -- 3. Liquid water inclusions -- 4. Aqueous alteration on asteroid parent bodies -- 5. Organic matter in meteorites -- 5.1. Organic phases -- 5.2. Extraterrestrial organics and their significance for terrestrial biology -- 5.2.1. Amino acids -- 5.2.2. Nucleobases -- 5.2.3. Polyols -- 5.2.4. Carboxylic acids -- 5.3. The roles of water -- 6. Delivery of meteorites -- 6.1. Space weathering -- 6.2. Grand tack -- 6.3. Atmospheric entry heating -- 7. Terrestrial modification of meteorites -- 7.1. Atmospheric entry -- 7.2. Terrestrial residence -- 8. Terrestrial vs extraterrestrial origin -- 8.1. Water -- 8.2. Organic compounds -- 8.2.1. Isotopic analysis -- 8.2.2. Enantiomeric ratios -- 9. Challenges in meteoritic analyses and how that can be overcome by modern technology -- 9.1. Mineralogy and petrology -- 9.2. Typical sample preparation methods for organic analyses -- 9.3. Isotopic analysis -- 9.4. Compound-specific separation and characterization -- 9.5. Chronometric dating -- 10. Sample return space missions -- 10.1. Previous missions -- 10.2. Current missions -- 10.3. Other sample return mission concepts -- 11. Conclusions -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 5: From building blocks to cells -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Coming together: From building blocks to protocells -- 2.1. Building compartments -- 2.2. Building a metabolism -- 2.3. Building functional macromolecules -- 2.4. Integration and continuity on the path to protocells -- 3. The path to LUCA: From protocells to cells. |
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3.1. The progenote era and the emergence of translation and the genetic code -- 3.2. The emergence of complex metabolic processes -- 3.3. Integration and continuity on the path to LUCA -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Microbial life in space -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Space and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) environment -- 3. Microbial Experiments conducted in LEO -- 4. Microbial life in stratosphere -- 5. Effects of microgravity on microorganisms in space -- 5.1. Ground-based microgravity and hypergravity techniques -- 5.1.1. Clinostats -- 5.1.2. 3-D Clinostat/Random Positioning Machine (RPM) -- 5.1.3. Rotating wall vessel -- 5.1.4. Diamagnetic levitation -- 5.1.5. Centrifuge -- 5.2. Effects of microgravity on microorganisms -- 5.2.1. Cell growth -- 5.2.2. Secondary metabolism -- 5.2.3. Virulence and resistance -- 5.2.4. Proteomics and genomics under microgravity -- 5.3. Effects of hypergravity on microorganisms -- 6. Microbial diversity in the International Space Station (ISS) -- 7. Applications of microorganisms in space -- 7.1. Applications of microorganisms as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) in space -- 7.2. Applications of microbial proteins and molecules in space -- 7.3. Microbial diversity in spacecraft assembly room and planetary protection -- 7.4. Applications of microorganism in biomining -- 7.5. Application of microorganism for production of secondary metabolites in space -- 8. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 7: Habitability in the Solar System beyond the Earth and the search for life -- 1. Habitability -- 2. Habitability of target locations for life detection missions -- 2.1. Mars's polar permafrost -- 2.2. Mars's ancient equatorial lakebeds -- 2.3. Enceladus's plume -- 2.4. Europa's surface -- 2.5. Venus's clouds -- 2.6. Titan-A special case: A surface liquid that is not H2O. |
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3. Other candidates for habitable worlds -- 4. Searching habitable worlds for a second genesis of life -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8: Habitable exoplanets -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Measuring planetary habitability -- 3. Potentially habitable exoplanets -- 4. Searching for habitable worlds -- 5. A catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets -- 6. The nearest potentially habitable exoplanet -- 7. Searching for intelligence life -- References -- Chapter 9: Applications of omics in life detection beyond Earth -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nucleic acids sequencing -- 3. Proteomics -- 4. Metabolomics and lipidomics -- 5. Omics techniques and future missions -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Life detection in space: Current methods and future technologies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Biosignatures for life detection -- 2.1. Amino acids -- 2.2. Phospholipids and fatty acids -- 2.3. Nucleotides, DNA, and RNA -- 2.4. Dipicolinic acid (DPA) -- 3. Where to look for life in the solar system? -- 3.1. Mars -- 3.2. Europa -- 3.3. Enceladus -- 4. Mars missions in search of life and biosignatures -- 4.1. The Viking mission-The first extant life detection mission on Mars -- 4.2. The Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rover, and Phoenix missions -- 4.3. The MSL and ExoMars missions-Looking for organic molecules on the Martian surface -- 4.4. Life detection through Mars sample return -- 5. Signatures of life and how to detect them -- 5.1. Detection of intact microbes -- 5.2. Detection of organic biosignatures of extant and extinct life -- 5.3. Nonorganic solvent extraction -- 5.4. SCHAN-Supercritical CO2 and subcritical H2O ANalysis instrument -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 11: Future of life in the Solar System and beyond -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Futures studies and space exploration. |
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3. A brief history of human spaceflight -- 3.1. The space race -- 3.2. The era of space cooperation -- 3.3. The new space era -- 4. Permanent space settlements -- 4.1. Food production on Mars -- 4.2. Biosecurity on Mars -- 4.3. Bioinnovation on Mars -- 5. Terraforming -- 6. World ships and interstellar travel -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Planetary protection: Scope and future challenges -- 1. Planetary protection in practice -- 1.1. International planetary protection policy -- 1.2. Planetary protection requirements -- 1.3. Impact of current scientific consensus on planetary protection -- 1.3.1. Science changing planetary protection categorization -- Mars -- Europa -- Sample return from Phobos -- 1.3.2. Science changing planetary protection implementation -- Heat microbial reduction -- Vapor hydrogen peroxide -- Total adenosine triphosphate -- 2. Leveraging science to enable missions -- 2.1. Importance of astrobiology to planetary protection -- 2.2. Astrobiological testbeds and space-analog Earth environments -- 2.3. Tools of the trade-Balancing limits of detection and technology infusion considerations for PP -- 3. Planetary protection future challenges -- 3.1. International science and engineering collaboration and coordination for PP policy and processes -- 3.2. Increased nature and sensitivity of scientific payloads -- 3.3. Human exploration to Earths Moon and Mars -- References -- Chapter 13: Universal constraints to life derived from artificial agents and games* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Application of evolutionary game theory -- 2.1. Evolutionary game theory -- 2.2. Cooperation and defection -- 2.3. Relevant applications -- 3. Models and simulation methods -- 4. Simulation experiments -- 4.1. PD basic with patches -- 4.2. PD basic with turtles -- 4.3. PD turtles with birth and death -- 4.4. Tit-for-tat. |
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Exobiology.
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Exobiologie.
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Exobiology
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Thombre, Rebecca S., 1980-
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Vaishampayan, Parag.
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Print version: 0128241624 9780128241622 (OCoLC)1258070883 |
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Print version: NEW FRONTIERS IN ASTROBIOLOGY. [S.l.] : ELSEVIER, 2022 0128241624 (OCoLC)1258070883 |
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9780323859271 (electronic bk.) |
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0323859275 (electronic bk.) |
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