Apr 03, 2007 | SCIENCE
Mega-advances from Metagenomics
(National Academy of Sciences) - The emerging field of metegenomics allows researchers to study the DNA of entire communities of microbes simultaneously and is set to provide major advances in our knowledge of Earth's most prolific organisms. Microbes can thrive in Earth's most inhospitable environments and are the most likely candidates for life on other locations in the Solar System.

Nov 17, 2004 | TECHNOLOGIES
NASA Scientists Help Create Complete Human Genome Activity
(NASA - ARC) - Scientists at NASA have designed a complete map of all gene activities in human tissue.

Oct 22, 2004 | SCIENCE
NASA Helps Find Lifelong Gene Activity in Live Organisms
(NASA) - Scientists are providing valuable insights into how DNA encodes instructions for control of basic biological functions.

Apr 26, 2002 | SCIENCE
Antifreeze Discovered in Space
(National Radio Astronomy Observatory) - The compound is also involved the formation of sugar molecules necessary for life.

Dec 18, 2001 | SCIENCE
Test-tube RNA
(NASA Astrobiology Institute) - Scientists have produced evidence that life may have evolved from RNA.

Nov 02, 2001 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS
Why Microbes Matter
(NASA Astrobiology Institute) - A key question facing astrobiology is whether life has arisen independently elsewhere in our universe.

Oct 22, 2001 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS
Titan: Biological Birthplace?
(NASA Astrobiology Institute) - Saturn’s giant moon Titan, cloaked in a thick nitrogen atmosphere laced with hydrocarbons, could provide a laboratory in the sky for scientists seeking insight into the origins of life.

Aug 08, 2001 | SCIENCE
Lightning Jumpstarts Evolution
(Nature) - Using laboratory-generated lighting, researchers have caused bacteria in soil to trade DNA with each other.

Jun 05, 2001 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS, TECHNOLOGIES
Jellyplants on Mars
(Science@NASA) - Scientists are creating a new breed of glowing plants —part mustard and part jellyfish—to help humans explore Mars.

Mar 12, 2001 | SCIENCE
TNA World
(NASA Astrobiology Institute) - An astrobiologist examines a possible ancestor of DNA: a molecule called TNA.