A Comprehensive Metagenomic Study of the Antarctic Untersee Oasis as an Astrobiological Analog

• Main Author: Wagner, Nicole Yasmin
• Other Authors: Johnson, Sarah S
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Georgetown University 2022
• Subjects: Ancient DNA; Antarctica; Biosignatures; Extreme Environments; Metagenomics; Microbiome; Biology; Microbiology; Bioinformatics; Antarctic; Aurkjosen; Aurkjosen Cirque; Queen Maud Land; The Antarctic; Untersee; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1068355

Ph.D. Astrobiology is the study of the “living universe,” which includes the study of the origin of lifeas well as its evolution and distribution on Earth and beyond. Prime candidates for alien life include the icy moons of the outer planets, particularly those with a geological or tidal source for...