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| Bacteria Don't Have Species |
| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
10/09/06 |
| Summary: Do bacteria have species? Not according to Lynn Margulis, co-author of Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution. In this interview with Astrobiology Magazine, she explains why. |
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| We Are All Microbes |
| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
10/05/06 |
| Summary: According to Lynn Margulis and her son Dorion Sagan, plant and animal cells came about through the fusion of various bacterial cells. Twenty years after the publication of controversial work, Microcosmos, Margulis talks about how scientific community slowly come around to accept the book´s ideas. |
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| Microbial Planet |
| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
10/01/06 |
| Summary: Twenty years have passed since the publication of Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution, co-authored by Lynn Margulis and her son Dorion Sagan. In this interview with Astrobiology Magazine, Margulis explains one of the book´s central ideas: symbiogenesis. |
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| Digging Deep |
| Topic: Mars |
08/10/06 |
| Summary: In this interview, Chris McKay explains why future missions must dig deep into the ice of Mars to learn about the Red Planet's potential for life. |
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| Searching for Aliens |
| Topic: Extreme Life |
07/27/06 |
| Summary: In this interview, Chris McKay talks about the potential for other kinds of life in the universe, and how we could begin to look for those aliens. |
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| The Aromatic World |
| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
06/15/06 |
| Summary: In a paper soon to be published in the journal Astrobiology, Pascale Ehrenfreund and colleagues suggest that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organic molecules found throughout space, may have been important multi-taskers in the origin of life on Earth. |
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| Naturally Inspired |
| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
06/12/06 |
| Summary: In this interview with Astrobiology Magazine, Alex Ellery explains how robots can borrow strategies used by living creatures, and discusses how such techniques may be used in future space missions. |
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| Viruses and Astrobiology |
| Topic: Extreme Life |
06/05/06 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine interviewed Dr. Blumberg about hepatitis B, his current research, and the role of viruses in the evolution of life on Earth. In this second and final part of the interview, Dr. Blumberg discusses the worldwide effort to vaccinate children against hepatitis B. |
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| Does Hepatitis B Affect Human Gender Ratios? |
| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
06/01/06 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine interviewed Dr. Blumberg about hepatitis B, his current research, and the role of viruses in the evolution of life on Earth. In this first part of a two-part interview, Dr. Blumberg discusses the possible role of the hepatitis B virus in controlling the ratio between men and women in the human population. |
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| Astrobiology on Display |
| Topic: Missions |
05/22/06 |
| Summary: In this interview, David Grinspoon talks about his job as the first-ever curator of astrobiology for a museum. While there are no alien artifacts yet available for display, there are many ways a museum can feature the various facets of astrobiology. |
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