MUSE Astrobiology

MUSE is a @NASA funded ICAR. We explore the natural selection of elements. We are affiliated with @LIFE_RCN. Not an official NASA account.

[Betül Kaçar @betulland]

Our latest work is out today. We developed a CRISPR interference system for programmable gene knockdown in the nitrogen-fixing model Azotobacter vinelandii. Congrats to lead author Steven Russell and thanks to @Hypothesisfund for the support!

https://t.co/uSdkY1zTzl @UWBact

[MUSE Astrobiology @MUSE_ICAR]

🚨Consider submitting an abstract to #AbSciCon2024 session “The natural selection of life’s chemical elements”, led by MUSE members @MorganMicro, Guy Evans, Amanda Garcia, @RicoScience and @BrZuviria! Abstracts are due January 10th, 2024 here: https://t.co/0ipbY557Y3

[Ricard Solé @ricard_sole]

How can we solve the problem of the origin of life? This is a challenge of the 21st century. To get there, collective efforts among experimental & theoretical approaches are much needed. Check this paper with a unifying view: https://t.co/uCMZvIqz9x @artemyte @joanarcxavier

[Astrobiology Buzz 🌈🌎✨🔭🚀👽🧬🌿 @astrobiobuzz]

📢 LIFE RCN Workshop 👉 Nitrogen cycling across planetary scales

The first workshop under the @LIFE_RCN has been announced and will take place on October 18th and 20th, 2023.

The registration deadline is October 11th, 2023.
LINK: https://t.co/I9FFVdwcsE

#Astrobiology #Workshop

[PCE3 @PCE3_Sci]

If you missed the NASA Astrobiology Program’s Town Hall last week, you can now watch the recording to catch up on current events in the program. (Note that the actual discussion starts at ~31 minutes into the video)
https://t.co/f86didezjY

[Betül Kaçar @betulland]

Excited to share that I will be delivering this year's annual EMI lecture.

Faulkner said it the best: 'The past is never dead. It's not even past.' I will discuss the ancient innovations that make modern life possible. Thank you and see you in London! 💫
https://t.co/F8o4wJia0G

[Morgan Sobol @MorganMicro]

Looking for a comprehensive review on microbial single-cell transcriptomics methods and data analysis? Then check out our newest review led by @julia_mnch! @kasterlab @bb_610 https://t.co/CVmiTuvwaY

[María Rebolleda @MRebolleda]

🔴 New preprint 🔴 This one is the first with someone from my lab as an author! We used previously identified metabolic rules to predict microbial community assembly along a temperature gradient (1/12). https://t.co/mmQ43gJTxr

[European Astrobiology Institute @EAIastrobiology]

Metal Catalysis Acting on Nitriles in Early Earth Hydrothermal Systems https://t.co/4CwafAiE7S

[MUSE Astrobiology @MUSE_ICAR]

Congratulations, Michelle! 🎉 @MUSE_ICAR #astrobiology

[Iowa State Geological & Atmospheric Sciences @GeoAtmo_ISU]

Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Michelle Chamberlain @Astrobiomeech for winning #FINESST award from @NASA. She will work with her advisor, Dr. Swanner @betsyswanner to investigate the impacts of molybdenum and iron availability on nitrogen cycling in an ancient ocean analog

[MUSE Astrobiology @MUSE_ICAR]

Congratulations, Dan!

[METAL_ASU @MetalAsu]

METAL congratulates Dan Sullivan on his PhD, "Geochemical Applications of Stable Rhenium & Mercury Isotopes "

He used METAL's ICPMS and MC-ICPMS. He'll be working in a national lab in part to defend the US from nuclear threats. https://t.co/2EaCmA6EcM @PNNLab @NASA @ASUResearch

[PCE3 @PCE3_Sci]

The newly founded Scientific Society for Astrobiology encourages anyone who promotes the goals of astrobiology research including scientists, engineers, students, educators, and science communicators to join! You can join as a Founding member here: https://t.co/uz5yAAiMcX

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

Interplanetary probes and space telescopes are taking the search for life beyond Earth to new heights, but some of the most crucial work is happening far below, in labs on Earth. https://t.co/tOl0HHDcX2

[LIFE: From Early Cells to Multicellularity @LIFE_RCN]

Join us in half an hour for Dr. Paula Welander's seminar "Membrane biosynthesis in archaea"! #astrobiology

[PCE3 @PCE3_Sci]

Friendly reminder that the @lifetoandbeyond seminar "membrane biosynthesis in archaea" will start in two hours!
Featuring Dr. Paula V. Welander from the University of Stanford

[Morgan Sobol @MorganMicro]

Starting my journey to #goldschmidt2023! I’ll be presenting my work titled “Probing modern microbial genomes for resurrecting ancient metabolisms” on Friday the 14th at 9:15 am. Reach out if you’ll be there, would love to meet up and chat! ☺️

[MUSE Astrobiology @MUSE_ICAR]

📢 Interested in our work? MUSE researchers @MorganMicro, Ariel Anbar, @RicoScience and @annedekas will be presenting at @goldschmidt2023 next week! Reach out and say hi!

[LIFE: From Early Cells to Multicellularity @LIFE_RCN]

Our next seminar is coming up on Monday, July 10th at 1PM ET/5PM UTC! Dr. Paula Welander (@PaulaWelander) from @stanforddoerr will present on "Membrane biosynthesis in archaea” #astrobiology

[ARCHIVED - Dr. Nicky Fox @NASAScienceAA]

Here’s a wallop of a query: How did life begin on Earth? This fundamental question is a driving force behind astrobiology at NASA because understanding how life originated on Earth could inform us about the potential for life to exist beyond our planet: https://t.co/rDazo3XSKz