Ecosystems monitoring powered by environmental genomics: a review of current strategies with an implementation roadmap
A decade after environmental scientists integrated high‐throughput sequencing
technologies in their toolbox, the genomics‐based monitoring of anthropogenic impacts on …
technologies in their toolbox, the genomics‐based monitoring of anthropogenic impacts on …
Develo** technological synergies between deep-sea and space research
Recent advances in robotic design, autonomy and sensor integration create solutions for the
exploration of deep-sea environments, transferable to the oceans of icy moons. Marine …
exploration of deep-sea environments, transferable to the oceans of icy moons. Marine …
Science objectives for flagship-class mission concepts for the search for evidence of life at enceladus
Cassini revealed that Saturn's Moon Enceladus hosts a subsurface ocean that meets the
accepted criteria for habitability with bio-essential elements and compounds, liquid water …
accepted criteria for habitability with bio-essential elements and compounds, liquid water …
Ultradeep microbial communities at 4.4 km within crystalline bedrock: implications for habitability in a planetary context
The deep bedrock surroundings are an analog for extraterrestrial habitats for life. In this
study, we investigated microbial life within anoxic ultradeep boreholes in Precambrian …
study, we investigated microbial life within anoxic ultradeep boreholes in Precambrian …
In situ organic biosignature detection techniques for space applications
The search for life in Solar System bodies such as Mars and Ocean Worlds (eg, Europa and
Enceladus) is an ongoing and high-priority endeavor in space science, even∼ five decades …
Enceladus) is an ongoing and high-priority endeavor in space science, even∼ five decades …
COSPAR sample safety assessment framework (SSAF)
G Kminek, JN Benardini, FE Brenker, T Brooks… - 2022 - liebertpub.com
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Sample Safety Assessment Framework
(SSAF) has been developed by a COSPAR appointed Working Group. The objective of the …
(SSAF) has been developed by a COSPAR appointed Working Group. The objective of the …
Assessment of automated nucleic acid extraction systems in combination with MinION sequencing as potential tools for the detection of microbial biosignatures
The utilization of nanopore technologies for the detection of organic biogenic compounds
has garnered significant focus in recent years. Oxford Nanopore Technologies'(ONT) …
has garnered significant focus in recent years. Oxford Nanopore Technologies'(ONT) …
The limits, capabilities, and potential for life detection with MinION sequencing in a Paleochannel Mars analog
No instrument capable of direct life detection has been included on a mission payload to
Mars since NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s. This prevents us from discovering whether …
Mars since NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s. This prevents us from discovering whether …
Exo-ocean exploration with deep-sea sensor and platform technologies
One of Saturn's largest moons, Enceladus, possesses a vast extraterrestrial ocean (ie, exo-
ocean) that is increasingly becoming the hotspot of future research initiatives dedicated to …
ocean) that is increasingly becoming the hotspot of future research initiatives dedicated to …
Radiation tolerance of nanopore sequencing technology for life detection on Mars and Europa
The search for life beyond Earth is a key motivator in space exploration. Informational
polymers, like DNA and RNA, are key biosignatures for life as we know it. The MinION is a …
polymers, like DNA and RNA, are key biosignatures for life as we know it. The MinION is a …