Better Techniques of Bio-molecule Detection on Mars and Beyond ?

Credit: Andrew Aubrey and Frank Grunthaner, JPL

“. . . An all-in-one chemical analysis instrument — currently under development — could potentially detect a single amino acid in a gram of Martian soil. . . .”

See the link: http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5325/searching-for-organics-in-a-nibble-of-soil

Methodologies have advanced tremendously since the Viking Probes in 1976!

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This entry was posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:21 am and is filed under Astrobiology, Astronomy, Technology with tags martian soil, science. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Better Techniques of Bio-molecule Detection on Mars and Beyond ?”

tarun Says:
February 21, 2013 at 10:30 am

i think there’s a typo in the title (bio-molecule) john!
..confused me a little

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- jaksichja Says:
  February 21, 2013 at 10:31 am
  
  Thanks–
  
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