Knowledge: exobiology
See Also:
- health → medicine → medical specialties → aerospace medicine
- science → biology → biophysics
- science → biology → theoretical biology
- science → technology → space → colonization
Links
- The Astrobiology Web
http://www.astrobiology.com/ - An online guide to the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe as well as all other aspects of space exploration.
- Net Advance of Physics: Bioastronomy
http://www.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/redingtn/www/netadv/bioast.html - An experimental page part of the MIT Net Advance project. Includes research and review articles, and offline as well as online materials.
- Origins of Life in our Solar System
http://www.telemedical.com/Telemedical/origins.htm - A brief overview of creation of the universe and origins of life in our solar system.
- Life on the Edge
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/msad13jan99_1.htm - 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.
- TERC Astrobiology Curriculum
http://astrobio.terc.edu/ - TERC and NASA are developing an interdisciplinary, year-long course for middle and high school students using astrobiology as its unifying, underlying structure.
- NASA Astrobiology Institute
http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/ - A partnership between NASA and other research organizations to conduct and lead integrated multidisciplinary research in astrobiology, the study of life in the universe.
- Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center
http://www.tmc.tulane.edu/astrobiology/ - 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.
- Cosmic Ancestry
http://www.panspermia.org/ - The modern version of panspermia, Cosmic Ancestry treats all of evolution, not just the origin of life on Earth.
- IGPP Center for Astrobiology
http://www.astrobiology.ucla.edu/ - NASA Astrobiology Institute founding member located at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
- Titan as an Exobiology Laboratory
http://www.seds.org/~rme/titan.htm - Explains why this moon of Saturn is an object of exceptional interest for exobiological research.
- Astrobiology at Marine Biological Laboratory
http://www.mbl.edu/Astrobiology/ - Seeks an understanding about the evolution of early life forms and how changing environments contributed to the development of complex systems in simple organisms.
- Harvard OEB
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/ - Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Researches and teaches "biology with a global perspective."
- American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology
http://www.asgsb.org/ - Fosters research, education, training, and development in gravitational and space biology.
- Astrobiology at ASU
http://astrobiology.asu.edu/ - A member of NASA's Astrobiology Institute. The Arizona State University program studies the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the solar system.
- Cosmic Evolution
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/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.
- NSCORT in Origins of Life
http://www.origins.rpi.edu/ - 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.
- The Astrochemistry Laboratory
http://www.astrochemistry.org/ - 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.
- Penn State Astrobiology Research Center
http://psarc.geosc.psu.edu/ - PSARC's primary mission is to conduct multidisciplinary research and education in Astrobiology as a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
- Astrobiology Magazine
http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php - E-zine on life beyond Earth and origin of life. Includes news articles, reference material, and forums.
- Introduction to Exobiology
http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/Exobiology/ - Explores the field of exobiology from a lay perspective including a self-test. Part of the Cruising Chemistry project at Duke.
- UW Astrobiology Program
http://depts.washington.edu/astrobio/ - The University of Washington's graduate certificate program enables students to obtain the interdepartmental background necessary. Focus is on Earth's extreme microbial environments.
- Australian Centre for Astrobiology
http://aca.mq.edu.au/ - Based at Macquarie University, the centre includes astrobiologists from around Australia. The ACA is Australia's international member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
- Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
http://www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk/ - 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?
- Geobiology and Astrobiology at Caltech/JPL
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/options/geobiology/geobio.html - 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.
- Carnegie Institution of Washington
http://astrobiology.ciw.edu/ - A private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences. Part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
- Cosmic Ancestry
http://www.panspermia.com/ - Gives examples of microbes that survive the vacuum of space. Discusses Neo-Darwinism.
- NSCORT in Exobiology
http://exobio.ucsd.edu/NSCORT.htm - The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with UCSD, Scripps, and Salk Institutes.
- The Origin of Life and Evolution of the Cosmos
http://www.originoflife.org.uk/ - Explores events that led to the origin of life on earth.
- Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter
http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/ - Provides a channel of information for scientists, educators and other persons interested in life sciences as they relate to planetary science and space exploration.
- The Astrobiology Index
http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/astrobiology/ - Categorized links to a wealth of resources on the space life sciences.
- NASA's Origins Program
http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/index1.html - This program at JPL seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe: Where do we come from? Are we alone?
- A Search for Evidence of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Microbial Delivery Systems
http://www.datasync.com/~rsf1/vel/iamds.htm - Conference paper on the solar wind propelled interplanetary viral and bacterial movements.
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