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Biosignature Formation

Biosignature Formation is a theoretical construct in geomicrobiology that identifies the diagnostic biological patterns or traces resulting from microbial colonization processes on stone substrates, distinguished by their specific physicochemical alterations indicative of past or present life activity.

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177

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Exoplanet Biosignatures: A Review of Remotely Detectable Signs of Life

Astrobiology · 2018 · 506 citations · Full text

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Lithotrophic iron-oxidizing bacteria produce organic stalks to control mineral growth: implications for biosignature formation

Clara S. Chan, Sirine C. Fakra, David Emerson et al. · The ISME Journal · 2010 · 377 citations · Full text

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AMINO ACID TRANSFER FROM AMINOACYL-RIBONUCLEIC ACIDS TO PROTEIN ON RIBOSOMES OF ESCHERICHIA COLI

Daniel Nathans, Fritz Lipmann · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1961 · 301 citations · Full text

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Morphological Biosignatures and the Search for Life on Mars

Sherry L. Cady, Jack D. Farmer, J. P. Grotzinger et al. · Astrobiology · 2003 · 268 citations

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Exoplanet Biosignatures: A Framework for Their Assessment

Astrobiology · 2018 · 208 citations · Full text

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Authors

279

  1. NM
    Nicola McLoughlin

    University of Bergen, Norway

    4 publications · 359 citations

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  2. GS
    Gordon Southam

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    3 publications · 177 citations

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  3. NW
    Nancy W. Hinman

    University of Montana, United States

    3 publications · 158 citations

    3

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  4. CK
    Charlie Kong

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  5. MS
    Mónica Sánchez‐Román

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    2 publications · 153 citations

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Institutions

177

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    587 citations

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    886 citations

  3. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    188 citations

  4. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    373 citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    North Laurel, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    165 citations

  6. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    262 citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    509 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    442 citations

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Venues

  1. Astrobiology

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    3 publications · 104 citations

    3

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 3 publications · 355 citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 2 publications · 34 citations

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  5. Geobiology

    2 publications · 52 citations

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