Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5008114PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ast.2015.1460DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

astrobiology primer
4
primer v20
4
astrobiology
1
v20
1

Similar Publications

Life has existed on Earth for most of the planet's history, yet major gaps and unresolved questions remain about how it first arose and persisted. Early Earth posed numerous challenges for life, including harsh and fluctuating environments. Today, many organisms cope with such conditions by entering a reversible state of reduced metabolic activity, a phenomenon known as dormancy.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Chapter 2: What Is Life?

Astrobiology

March 2024

Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA.

The question "What is life?" has existed since the beginning of recorded history. However, the scientific and philosophical contexts of this question have changed and been refined as advancements in technology have revealed both fine details and broad connections in the network of life on Earth. Understanding the framework of the question "What is life?" is central to formulating other questions such as "Where else could life be?" and "How do we search for life elsewhere?" While many of these questions are addressed throughout the Astrobiology Primer 3.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The Astrobiology Primer 3.0 (ABP3.0) is a concise introduction to the field of astrobiology for students and others who are new to the field of astrobiology.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Evidence of stable liquid water oceans beneath the ice crust of moons within the Solar System is of great interest for astrobiology. In particular, subglacial oceans may present hydrothermal processes in their abysses, similarly to terrestrial hydrothermal vents. Therefore, terrestrial extremophilic deep life can be considered a model for putative icy moon extraterrestrial life.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!