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Origins: Astrobiology: Life at High Temperatures (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:37:45
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Jonathan Trent, Astrobiologist, NASA Ames Research Center studies "thermophiles," heat-loving microbes inhabiting places once thought too hostile for life, but analogous to environments that might be found on other planets. He discovered that some of these microbes make a protein that appears to stabilize their cell membranes (and may have applications for nanotechnology).
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: geothermal hotsprings, astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, ocean life, microbial life in extreme environments, yellowstone nati
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: geothermal hotsprings, astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, ocean life, microbial life in extreme environments, yellowstone nati
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