0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
  • All Departments
Price
  • R2,500 - R5,000 (2)
  • -
Status
Brand

Showing 1 - 2 of 2 matches in All Departments

Astrobiology and Cuatro Cienegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Valeria Souza, Antigona Segura,... Astrobiology and Cuatro Cienegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Valeria Souza, Antigona Segura, Jamie S. Foster
R2,803 Discovery Miles 28 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astrobiology not only investigates how early life took hold of our planet but also life on other planets - both in our Solar System and beyond - and their potential for habitability. The book take readers from the scars on planetary surfaces made by space rocks to the history of the Solar System narrated by those space rocks as well as exoplanets in other planetary systems. But the true question is how life arose here or elsewhere. Modern comparative genomics has revealed that Darwin was correct; a set of highly conserved genes and cellular functions indicate that all life is related by common ancestry. The Last Universal Common Ancestor or LUCA sits at the base of the Tree of Life. However, once that life took hold, it started to diversify and form complex microbial communities that are known as microbial mats and stromatolites. Due to their long evolutionary history and abundance on modern Earth, research on the biological, chemical and geological processes of stromatolite formation has provided important insights into the field of astrobiology. Many of these microbialite-containing ecosystems have been used as models for astrobiology, and NASA mission analogs including Shark Bay, Pavilion and Kelly Lakes. Modern microbialites represent natural laboratories to study primordial ecosystems and provide proxies for how life could evolve on other planets. However, few viral metagenomic studies (i.e., viromes) have been conducted in microbialites, which are not only an important part of the community but also mirror its biodiversity. This book focuses on particularly interesting sites such as Andean lake microbialites, a proxy of early life since they are characterized by very high UV light, while Alchichica and Bacalar lakes are characterized by high-salt and oligotrophic waters that nurture stromatolites. However, it is only the oasis of Cuatro Cienegas Basin in Mexico that stored past life in its marine sediments of the Sierra de San Marcos. This particular Sierra has a magmatic pouch that moves the deep aquifer to the surface in a cycle of sun drenched life and back to the depths of the magmatic life in an ancient cycle that now is broken by the overexploitation of the surface water as well as the deep aquifer in order to irrigate alfalfa in the desert. The anthropocene, the era of human folly, is killing this unique time machine and with it the memory of the planet.

Astrobiology and Cuatro Cienegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Valeria Souza, Antigona Segura,... Astrobiology and Cuatro Cienegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Valeria Souza, Antigona Segura, Jamie S. Foster
R2,773 Discovery Miles 27 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astrobiology not only investigates how early life took hold of our planet but also life on other planets - both in our Solar System and beyond - and their potential for habitability. The book take readers from the scars on planetary surfaces made by space rocks to the history of the Solar System narrated by those space rocks as well as exoplanets in other planetary systems. But the true question is how life arose here or elsewhere. Modern comparative genomics has revealed that Darwin was correct; a set of highly conserved genes and cellular functions indicate that all life is related by common ancestry. The Last Universal Common Ancestor or LUCA sits at the base of the Tree of Life. However, once that life took hold, it started to diversify and form complex microbial communities that are known as microbial mats and stromatolites. Due to their long evolutionary history and abundance on modern Earth, research on the biological, chemical and geological processes of stromatolite formation has provided important insights into the field of astrobiology. Many of these microbialite-containing ecosystems have been used as models for astrobiology, and NASA mission analogs including Shark Bay, Pavilion and Kelly Lakes. Modern microbialites represent natural laboratories to study primordial ecosystems and provide proxies for how life could evolve on other planets. However, few viral metagenomic studies (i.e., viromes) have been conducted in microbialites, which are not only an important part of the community but also mirror its biodiversity. This book focuses on particularly interesting sites such as Andean lake microbialites, a proxy of early life since they are characterized by very high UV light, while Alchichica and Bacalar lakes are characterized by high-salt and oligotrophic waters that nurture stromatolites. However, it is only the oasis of Cuatro Cienegas Basin in Mexico that stored past life in its marine sediments of the Sierra de San Marcos. This particular Sierra has a magmatic pouch that moves the deep aquifer to the surface in a cycle of sun drenched life and back to the depths of the magmatic life in an ancient cycle that now is broken by the overexploitation of the surface water as well as the deep aquifer in order to irrigate alfalfa in the desert. The anthropocene, the era of human folly, is killing this unique time machine and with it the memory of the planet.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Mixtape Automatic Folding Washing…
R890 R544 Discovery Miles 5 440
Bantex @School White Glue with…
 (1)
R12 Discovery Miles 120
Sport Game Throw Ring Set (5 Rings)
R199 Discovery Miles 1 990
Casio LW-200-7AV Watch with 10-Year…
R999 R884 Discovery Miles 8 840
Lucifer - Season 5
Tom Ellis DVD  (1)
R174 Discovery Miles 1 740
Baby Dove Rich Moisture Wipes (50Wipes)
R40 Discovery Miles 400
6mm Yoga Mat & Carry Bag [Blue]
R191 Discovery Miles 1 910
Midea Classic Top Loader Water Dispenser…
R3,655 Discovery Miles 36 550
Financial Accounting - An Introduction
Jacqui Kew Paperback R623 Discovery Miles 6 230
Skipping-Rope (230cm)
R130 Discovery Miles 1 300

 

Partners