rootbrowseIAC-11A1session 55. Astrobiology and ExplorationPapers1. The CAREX Project and Roadmap for research on life in extreme environments2. Sulfur isotopes as a proxy for early Earth atmosphere: constraints for habitability on other planets3. Astrobiology Analogue Field Research Supporting Space Missions4. Catalytic peptide hydrolysis by mineral surface: implications for the origin of life on planetary surfaces5. Miniaturized submersible for exploration of aqueous environments on Earth and beyond6. Analysis of microbial diversity by PCR in a Mars analogue environment – The Mars Desert Research Station7. Automated, Miniaturized Instrument for Measuring Gene Expression in Space - the Doors to New Biology in Space8. Development of an Automated Sample Extraction and Preparation System for Astrobiology in situ Research Applications9. Iron/sulfur bacteria as model organisms for a putative Martian ecosystem10. Antarctic cold desert hypoliths - Astrobiological models of cryptic life11. Detection of metabolic activity by125I-Iododeoxyuridine incorporation into DNA in Colwellia psychrerythraea over a temperature range from 8°C to -40°C12. Preliminary results from a crewed Mars exploration simulation at the Rio Tinto Analogue Site13. Cryptic desert biotopes as Martian analogues14. Exploring the microbial diversity of a Mars-like Antarctic environment15. Hypervelocity Artificial Meteoroid Experiment (HAME) – A Feasibility Study