A multiple biomolecules-based rapid life detection protocol embedded in a rover scientific subsystem for soil sample analysis
Akib Zaman, Fardeen Ashraf, Haseena Khan, Faria Noshin Ahona, Oliullah Samir, Asif Mahmud Rayhan, Sadia Nur Nazifa, Hafsah Mahzabin Chowdhury, Md Mahbubur Rahman · 2024
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Akib Zaman and co-authors build a life-detection protocol for a planetary rover in a 2024 paper. Hunting signs of life in alien soil must be fast, cheap, and clear, since a rover has tight time and power. Most past frameworks chase single molecule types with heavy gear.
The protocol tests soil for several life-linked chemicals at once, from fats and proteins to pigments. A weighted scoring step picks the best quick test for each target. The full routine runs inside a rover science subsystem and was tried on fake samples in simulated settings. Class calls for living, extinct, and no-life samples scored high, with each run done in under twenty minutes on average.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akib Zaman, Fardeen Ashraf, Haseena Khan, Faria Noshin Ahona, Oliullah Samir, Asif Mahmud Rayhan, Sadia Nur Nazifa, Hafsah Mahzabin Chowdhury, Md Mahbubur Rahman |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |