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- American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology - The ASGSB was founded in 1984 and is a growing organization which fosters research, education, training, and development in gravitational and space biology.
www.asgsb.org
- Astrobiology - The aims of the journal Astrobiology are to advance our understanding of life's origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny in the universe. Published quarterly.
www.liebertpub.com/AST/default1.asp
- Astrobiology at ASU - A member of NASA's Astrobiology Institute. The Arizona State University program studies the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the solar system.
astrobiology.asu.edu
- Astrobiology at Marine Biological Laboratory - Seeks an understanding about the evolution of early life forms and how changing environments contributed to the development of complex systems in simple organisms.
www.mbl.edu/Astrobiology
- Astrobiology at NASA - Astrobiology is the study of the origin, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe. It uses multiple scientific disciplines and space technologies to address fundamental questions of the origins of life.
astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov
- Astrobiology Central - Contains a FAQ, discussion forum, and links related to astrobiology and SETI. Maintained by David J. Darling, Ph.D., author of "The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia."
www.angelfire.com/on2/daviddarling
- Astrobiology Magazine - News stories on topics such as origins of life and new planets.
www.astrobio.net/news/index.php
- Australian Centre for Astrobiology - Based at Macquarie University, the centre includes astrobiologists from around Australia. The ACA is Australia's international member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
aca.mq.edu.au
- Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology - The Centre aims to combine the expertise of astronomers, biochemists, and microbiologists to enable us to answer the age-old question: where did we come from?
www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk
- Carnegie Institution of Washington - A private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences. Part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
astrobiology.ciw.edu
- Centro de Astrobiologia - Investigates the origin of the basic building blocks of life and the way these blocks combine until living entities are formed. English translation of a Spanish site.
www.cab.inta.es/page/home_cab_e.htm
- Cosmic Ancestry - The modern version of panspermia, Cosmic Ancestry treats all of evolution, not just the origin of life on Earth.
www.panspermia.org
- Cosmic Ancestry - Gives examples of microbes that survive the vacuum of space. Discusses Neo-Darwinism.
www.panspermia.com
- Cosmic Evolution - An educational site based on a textbook that follows the evolution of the Universe "from big bang to humankind." Hosted by the Wright Center at Tufts University.
www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution
- CU Center for Astrobiology - A member institution of the NAI from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Includes labs, graduate programs, and educational resources.
argyre.colorado.edu/life/CAB.html
- Exobiology Branch at ARC - NASA Ames Research Center conducts research seeking to increase knowledge of the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe.
exobiology.arc.nasa.gov/ssx
- Exobiology Program at OSS - A program of the NASA Office of Space Sciences. Studies the origin and evolution of life as a product of cosmic, planetary, and biological processes.
exobiology.nasa.gov/Exobiology_Program
- Exobiology Strategy Report - An exobiology strategy for Mars exploration. Prepared by the Exobiology Program Office at NASA Headquarters.
cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov/Exo_Strat/exo_strat.html
- Geobiology and Astrobiology at Caltech/JPL - Studies the history of life on earth as well as the role the biota continue to play in shaping modern environments though exploring molecular evolution.
www.gps.caltech.edu/options/geobiology/geobio.html
- Harvard OEB - Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Researches and teaches "biology with a global perspective."
www.oeb.harvard.edu
- IGPP Center for Astrobiology - NASA Astrobiology Institute founding member located at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
www.astrobiology.ucla.edu
- Introduction to Exobiology - Explores the field of exobiology from a lay perspective including a self-test. Part of the Cruising Chemistry project at Duke.
www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/Exobiology
- Life on the Edge - Science@NASA article on an experiment designed for students of all ages to investigate life in extreme environments and to learn about the possibilities for life elsewhere in the Solar System.
science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/msad13jan99_1.htm
- Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter - Provides a channel of information for scientists, educators and other persons interested in life sciences as they relate to planetary science and space exploration.
www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/dthomas/marsbugs/marsbugs.html
- NASA Center for Computational Astrobiology - The NCCA has assembled a multidisciplinary team of scientists working on projects involving computational biology, chemistry, geology and astronomy.
cca.arc.nasa.gov
- NASA's Origins Program - This program at JPL seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe: Where do we come from? Are we alone?
origins.jpl.nasa.gov
- Net Advance of Physics: Bioastronomy - An experimental page part of the MIT Net Advance project. Includes research and review articles, and offline as well as online materials.
www.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/redingtn/www/netadv/bioast.html
- New Scientist Astrobiology - New Scientist's second Millennium Special focuses on the search for life beyond Earth. Part of the Hot Topics section.
www.newscientist.com/hottopics/astrobiology
- NSCORT in Exobiology - The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with UCSD, Scripps, and Salk Institutes.
www-chem.ucsd.edu/~nscort/NSCORT.html
- NSCORT in Gravitational Biology - The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering at Rice University.
dacnet.rice.edu/Depts/IBB/NSCORT
- NSCORT in Origins of Life - The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training at the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. A partnership with RPI and SUNY-Albany.
www.origins.rpi.edu
- Origins of Life in our Solar System - A brief overview of creation of the universe and origins of life in our solar system.
www.telemedical.com/Telemedical/origins.htm
- Panspermia - An amateur essay, accompanied by a simulation, that describes the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores.
prixars.aec.at/history/animation/1991/E91gnA-panspermia.html
- Penn State Astrobiology Research Center - PSARC's primary mission is to conduct multidisciplinary research and education in Astrobiology as a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
psarc.geosc.psu.edu
- Planetary Biology - A whole-world systems theory that explains how planets with life work. Being developed independently as an online textbook.
www.planetarybiology.com
- TERC Astrobiology Curriculum - TERC and NASA are developing an interdisciplinary, year-long course for middle and high school students using astrobiology as its unifying, underlying structure.
astrobio.terc.edu
- The Astrobiology Index - Categorized links to a wealth of resources on the space life sciences.
www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/dthomas/astrobiology/astrobiology.html
- The Astrobiology Web - An online guide to the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe as well as all other aspects of space exploration.
www.astrobiology.com
- The Astrochemistry Laboratory - Located in the Astrophysics Branch of the Space Sciences Division at NASA's Ames Research Center. Specializes in the study of extraterrestrial materials and their analogs.
www.astrochemistry.org
- The Evolutionary Science of Extraterrestrial Life - Excerpts from a book by William C. Brown, Ph.D. Published by Wyndham Hall Press in April 2001.
www.etlife.com
- The Swedish Astrobiology Network - The SWAN network is a non-profit association of Swedish scientists, who share an interest in astrobiology.
www.astrobiologi.nu
- The UK Astrobiology Forum and Network - Aims to facilitate communication between those involved in the science of astrobiology in the United Kingdom.
astrobiology.rl.ac.uk
- Titan as an Exobiology Laboratory - Explains why this moon of Saturn is an object of exceptional interest for exobiological research.
www.seds.org/~rme/titan.htm
- Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center - The joint venture between Tulane Medical Center and NASA studies the effects of space travel upon the human body as well as the use of microgravity to study basic biological phenomena.
www.tmc.tulane.edu/astrobiology
- UW Astrobiology Program - The University of Washington's graduate certificate program enables students to obtain the interdepartmental background necessary. Focus is on Earth's extreme microbial environments.
depts.washington.edu/astrobio
- NASA Astrobiology Institute - A partnership between NASA and other research organizations to conduct and lead integrated multidisciplinary research in astrobiology, the study of life in the universe.
nai.arc.nasa.gov
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