Channel: Space and synthetic biology

Application of synthetic biology to space exploration and colonization.

2023 Articles

30 articles

Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms

  • Nils J H Averesch, Marufa Bhuiyan, Charles S Cockell, …, Rik Volger, Jiseon Yang, Luis Zea
  • Nat Commun, 10.1038/s41467-023-37070-2
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A Simple Biochemical Method for the Detection of Proteins as Biomarkers of Life on Martian Soil Simulants and the Impact of UV Radiation

  • Yongda Li, David A Collins, Konstantinos Grintzalis, …, Yongda Li, David A Collins, Konstantinos Grintzalis
  • None, 10.3390/life13051150
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Carbonate precipitation and nitrogen fixation in AMG (Artificial Martian Ground) by cyanobacteria

  • M V Tarasashvili, Kh Elbakidze, N D Doborjginidze, …, Kh Elbakidze, N D Doborjginidze, N D Gharibashvili
  • Life Sci Space Res (Amst), 10.1016/j.lssr.2023.03.002
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Glycogen metabolism is required for optimal cyanobacterial growth in the rapid light-dark cycle of low-Earth orbit

  • Bryan Bishé, Susan S Golden, James W Golden, …, Bryan Bishé, Susan S Golden, James W Golden
  • Life Sci Space Res (Amst), 10.1016/j.lssr.2022.11.001
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CRISPR-based genetic diagnostics in microgravity

  • Dan Mark Alon, Karin Mittelman, Eytan Stibbe, …, Eliran Raphael Hamo, Gur Pines, David Burstein
  • Biosens Bioelectron, 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115479
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Immunoanalytical Approach for Detecting and Identifying Ancestral Peptide Biomarkers in Early Earth Analogue Environments

  • Rita Severino, Mercedes Moreno-Paz, Fernando Puente-Sánchez, …, Jose M Sanchez-Ruiz, Nathalie Cabrol, Victor Parro
  • Anal Chem, 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05386
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Development of Martian saline seep models and their implications for planetary protection

  • Madelyn K Mettler, Hannah M Goemann, Rebecca C Mueller, …, Nitin Singh, Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Brent M Peyton
  • None, 10.1016/j.bioflm.2023.100127
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DNA Polymerization in Icy Moon Abyssal Pressure Conditions

  • Lorenzo Carré, Ghislaine Henneke, Etienne Henry, Didier Flament, Éric Girard, Franzetti Bruno
  • Astrobiology, 10.1089/ast.2021.0201
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Rethinking nucleic acids from their origins to their applications

  • Steven A Benner, Steven A Benner, Steven A Benner, Steven A Benner
  • Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 10.1098/rstb.2022.0027
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Lipidomics and Comparative Metabolite Excretion Analysis of Methanogenic Archaea Reveal Organism-Specific Adaptations to Varying Temperatures and Substrate Concentrations

  • Ruth-Sophie Taubner, Lydia M F Baumann, Michael Steiner, …, Bernhard Schuster, Daniel Birgel, Simon K-M R Rittmann
  • mSystems, 10.1128/msystems.01159-22
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2022 Articles

5 articles

Fundamental Science and Engineering Questions in Planetary Cave Exploration

  • J Judson Wynne, Timothy N Titus, Ali-Akbar Agha-Mohammadi, …, Robert V Wagner, William L Whittaker, Kaj E Williams
  • None, 10.1029/2022je007194
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Scale-up of biomass production by Methanococcus maripaludis

  • Hayk Palabikyan, Aquilla Ruddyard, Lara Pomper, …, David Novak, Barbara Reischl, Simon K-M R Rittmann
  • None, 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1031131
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Editorial: The methane moment – Cross-boundary significance of methanogens: Preface

  • Zhe Lyu, Amelia-Elena Rotaru, Mark Pimentel, …, Mark Pimentel, Cui-Jing Zhang, Simon K-M R Rittmann
  • None, 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055494
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Metabolites Facilitating Adaptation of Desert Cyanobacteria to Extremely Arid Environments

  • Siarhei A Dabravolski, Stanislav V Isayenkov, Siarhei A Dabravolski, Stanislav V Isayenkov, Siarhei A Dabravolski, Stanislav V Isayenkov
  • None, 10.3390/plants11233225
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Engineered Living Materials For Sustainability

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