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microbiology

New Life Found That Lives Off Electricity

By Emily Singer
June 21, 2016
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Scientists have figured out how microbes can suck energy from rocks. Such lifeforms might be more widespread than anyone anticipated.

astrobiology

Scientists Debate Signatures of Alien Life

By Natalie Wolchover
February 2, 2016
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Searching for signs of life on faraway planets, astrobiologists must decide which telltale biosignature gases to target.

Biology

New Twist Found in the Story of Life’s Start

By Emily Singer
November 26, 2014
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All life on Earth is made of molecules that twist in the same direction. New research reveals that this may not always have been so.

origins of life

Chemists Seek Possible Precursor to RNA

By Emily Singer
February 5, 2014
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Scientists have discovered building blocks similar to those in modern RNA that can effortlessly assemble when mixed in water and heated.

Q&A

In Pursuit of Quantum Biology

By Peter Byrne
July 30, 2013
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An interview with the Berkeley chemist K. Birgitta Whaley on the promise and challenge of translating quantum biology into practical quantum devices.


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