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Research
at the ACA
The
earliest life on Earth was microbial, and predictions about possible
life elsewhere in the Solar System focus on microbes. Together these
aspects define the core of the Centre's research. There is also
research being undertaken in physics, astronomy, cosmology and the
media. Below is a full list of research projects by ACA members
and their students. Please follow the links for more information.
Geology/Chemistry
(Evolution of Life, Geochemistry, Earth History)
Ancient
hydrothermal systems - McArthur River lead-zinc deposit
Ancient
hydrothermal systems - Mount Painter/Mount Gee hydrothermal province
Ancient
hydrothermal systems - General
Earliest
life on Earth - the 3.45 Ga Trendall stromatolite locality, Pilbara
Craton, Western Australia
The
evolution of life on Earth - fossils & environmental geochemistry
Microfossils
or mineralic artefacts?
Acraman
impact event
Biology (Microbial
Ecology)
Modern
hydrothermal systems - Paralana radon hot spring
Microbial
diversity in extreme environments
Genetic
diversity of cyanobacteria
Structure,
function and molecular biology of chloroplast proteins in light-harvesting
eukaryotic algae
Physics (Astronomy/Cosmology)
Origin
of chirality in biological molecules
AAO/ACA
Planetary Astronomy site
Remote
sensing of the atmosphere of Venus
Detecting
extrasolar planets using polarimetry
Cosmology
Varying
constants
Philosophy
(Origins of Life/Creation Myths)
Quantum
information theory and the origin of life
Creation
myths in astrobiology
Astrobiology
and the media
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