Trace Element Concentrations in Hydrothermal Silica Deposits as a Potential Biosignature.
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DOI: 10.1089/ast.2018.1994
Abstract: Uncovering and understanding the chemical and fossil record of ancient life is crucial to understanding how life arose, evolved, and distributed itself across Earth. Potential signs of ancient life, however, are often challenging to establish… read more here.
Keywords: hydrothermal silica; biosignature; silica deposits; ancient life ... See more keywords
Raman Spectra and Ancient Life: Vibrational ID Profiles of Fossilized (Bone) Tissues
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810689
Abstract: Raman micro-spectroscopy is a non-destructive and non-contact analytical technique that combines microscopy and spectroscopy, thus providing a potential for non-invasive and in situ molecular identification, even over heterogeneous and rare samples such as fossilized tissues.… read more here.
Keywords: ancient life; life vibrational; raman spectra; spectroscopy ... See more keywords