5. Astrobiology and Exploration

Papers

1. Phosphorus Chemistry and Evolution of Biological Molecules

2. RNA catalysis, the RNA world and its importance in the origins of life

3. Hydrothermal Systems in Europa and Possibility of Water on Similar Bodies as a Biological Precursor

4. Cosmic Convergent Evolution of Bioluminescence on Europa

5. The research on gas composition and charged particles of LEO

6. The Miller-Urey Experiment on Board of ISS

7. Gene Expression Measurement Module (GEMM) – a Fully Automated, Miniaturized Instrument for Measuring Gene Expression in Space

8. Life Sciences Payload Development and R&D for Exploratory Missions

9. The acidophilic iron-sulfur bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans as a model organism for a putative Martian ecosystem

10. Microbes and Salty Water: new data with implications for planetary protection on Mars

11. Mars Sample Return Backward Contamination - Planetary protection recommendations and design guidelines

12. Astrobiology Road Mapping (AstRoMap) - A project within FP7 of the European Commission