新葡京app State University microbiology professor 卡特里娜tw spoke about her research into the origins of life at a prestigious National Academy of Sciences conference 在日本 in October 2024.
wing是出席2024年在日本京都举行的日美德科学前沿会议的六名美国人之一。 Twing was asked to talk about the origins of life — specifically her research into “life molecules” found in deep sea volcano vents.
wing研究独特的深海喷口,那里有一个特殊的地球化学过程,可以从水和岩石中释放有机分子。 这些有机分子(氢和甲烷等)可能有助于在没有阳光的极端环境中创造和维持生命。
研究在极端环境中发现的微生物不仅对了解地球上生命的起源很重要,而且可能导致在其他行星上发现生命,wing说。
“I think it’s human nature to ask where we come from. But we’re closer to being able to answer it than ever before,” she said. “I don’t know if we’re going to find a conclusive answer … but I think that each little piece of this puzzle that we can kind of click into place can help us understand where we’ve been, maybe understand the world around us now a little bit better and understand the future.”
wing于2024年被授予华盛顿州立大学新兴研究员奖。 她最近还获得了犹他州国家航空航天局的太空资助,试图培养一种与大盐湖生命起源有关的细菌。
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