Montana State University

Astrobiology Biogeocatalysis Research Center

P.O. Box 173142
221 Chem/Biochem Bldg
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

Tel: (406) 994-7039
Fax: (406) 994-1975
Email: abrc@montana.edu

ABRC Research

Research Highlights

Top Down / Bottom UpTop Down / Bottom Up

In this fourth year of support from NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI), we have shown that the iron-sulfur system is a tractable model to gain insights into the Origin of Life through an integrated top-down and bottom-up approach...
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Abiotic to Biotic WorldAbiotic to Biotic World

In our mineral thrust we have reported chemical reactions in the literature that model a subset of interfacial processes of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere that are relevant to the chemical evolution of the building blocks of life...
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Evolution, Ecology, and HabitabilityEvolution, Ecology, and Habitability

We developed new approaches to more substantively relate our work on the biochemistry of iron-sulfur systems to evolution, ecology, and habitability. The two parallel research projects we have developed are in the area of molecular evolution and microbial ecology, the latter of which emphasizes biogeography and more specifically habitability...
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