Subject: NAI Update: Terrestrial Powerhouses
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 15:42:04 -0800
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NASA Astrobiology Institute Update for 1/29/2001
Today's Feature:
Terrestrial Powerhouses
A remarkable protein called bacteriorhodopsin converts light into metabolic energy. After 30 years of investigations, this protein has finally revealed some of its secrets.
Other Features:
Kepler Planet-finding Mission Selected for Discovery Program
NASA has selected the Kepler space telescope one of three candidates for NASA's next Discovery Program mission. Kepler will search for habitable Earth-size planets around stars beyond our solar system.
Martian Micromagnets
The Allan Hills meteorite from Mars is peppered with tiny magnetic crystals that on our planet are made only by bacteria.
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