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Metabolic reconstruction of major pathways in Synechococcus MAGs. The draft genomes for free-living and sponge-associated Synechococcus from NCBI were compared with the two MAGs from the anoxic YBH layer. The number or percentage of KEGG genes in these genomes was illustrated to mediate the metabolic network. α-Glucose-1P: α-Glucose-1-phosphate; G6P: α-D-Glucose 6-phosphate; F6P: D-Fructose 6-phosphate; FBP: D-Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate; 3-PG: 3-Phospho-D-glycerate; 1,3-BPG: 1,3-Bisphospho-D-glycerate; GAP: Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; Ribose-5P: Ribose 5-phosphate; Ribulose-5P: D-Ribulose 5-phosphate; Ribulose 1,5P2: D-Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate; Fructose 1,6P2: D-Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate; Xylulose-5P: D-Xylulose 5-phosphate; PEP: Phosphoenolpyruvate; 2-PG: 2-Phospho-D-glycerate; DHAP: dihydroxyacetone phosphate. GY3P: glycerol-3-phosphate; GlcNAc-1-P: N-Acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate; GlcNAc-6-P: N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate; GlcN-6-P: D-Glucosamine 6-phosphate. -- Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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Anoxia-adapted Cyanobacteria In A Marine Blue Hole

by Keith CowingMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Artistic scheme of the VLA 4A/4B binary system, not in scale. Methanol and water absorption features originate from gas located in front of the dust photosphere at 26 µm, which is likely driven by VLA 4B (see text). The photosphere size and location is not certain, but the absorption selectively probes only a layer of sublimated ice, rather than the full bulk envelope, in a location where methanol may desorb more efficiently than water. -- astro-ph.EP

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High-resolution mid-IR Spectroscopy of SVS 13-A with EXES/SOFIA: The Surprisingly High CH3OH/H2O Ratio In The Planet-forming Zone Of A Solar Mass Protostar

by Keith CowingMarch 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Robot experiment (Credit: Chuo University)

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ISAS/JAXA Campaign Using A Swarm Of Small Robots

by Keith CowingMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026

DNA-encoded Edman degradation on magnetic beads. (A) Reaction scheme for barcoding PTC amino acids via DNA-encoded Edman degradation on magnetic beads -- Nature Biotechnology

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Tricorder Tech: Protein Sequencing Advance Offers New Insights Into Life’s Foundations

by Keith CowingMarch 19, 2026March 19, 2026

The new MultiQ-IT prototype can cool, trap, filter, and redirect over a billion ionssimultaneously, dramatically improving dynamic range and signal-to-noise. Credit Lori Chertoff/The Rockefeller University

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Tricorder Tech: Most Mass Spectrometers Can Process Just A Few Molecules At Once. A Reengineered Prototype Does A Billion Simultaneously.

by Keith CowingMarch 19, 2026March 19, 2026

A Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) micrograph of a SiGe transistor for use on ocean worlds. This SiGe IC is built from large numbers of micron-sized (10^-6 m) SiGe transistors to enable electronic functionalities such as communications, sensing, and control. The entire SiGe IC is 5x5 mm^2 and the X-band (8-12 GHz) SiGe RF communications link is shown in the lower right. Image credit: John D. Cressler, Georgia Tech

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Tricorder Tech: Developing Robust Electronics That Can Withstand Harsh Conditions on Cold Planetary Bodies

by Keith CowingMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Dale Andersen in an ice hole preparing to dive in Lake Untersee, Antarctica in February 2026 -- Alessandro Cuzzeri

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report 16 March 2026: Spring Field Season Completed; Preparing The Fall Field Season

by Keith CowingMarch 16, 2026March 16, 2026

the NASA Mars Perseverance Rover by CircuitMess

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Build Your Own Mars Astrobiology Rover

by Keith CowingMarch 16, 2026March 16, 2026

Drilling Base Camp, Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica -- BAS

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Ice World Expedition: Drilling Through Thwaites Glacier In West Antarctica

by Keith CowingMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026

Lake Untersee, Antarctica and surrounding features - NASA/Google Earth

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Antarctica’s Untersee – A Most Unusual Lake

by Keith CowingMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026