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Life: a non-biological domain

Using Solaris as a lens, this talk explores the limits and biases in defining life, and how astrobiology seeks universal principles to recognize life beyond Earth.

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Our most recent scientific publications

Barbieri, Roberto; Cavalazzi, Barbara; Capaccioni, Bruno; Caruso, M.; Gasparotto, Giorgio, Microbial geomorphologies in modern salt flats and their astrobiological significance, in: Life in A Cosmic Context - Book of Abstracts, Trieste, in corso di stampa, pp. 56 - 56 (atti di: 5th Workshop of the Italian Astrobiology Society - Life in a Cosmic Context, Trieste, 15 – 17 september 2015) [Contribution to conference proceedings]
Macey, M. C.; Ilieva, V.; Stephens, B. P.; Tatton, B.; Balcha, E.; Schwenzer, S. P.; Mcgenity, T. J.; Miruts, H.; Gomez, F.; Cavalazzi, B.; Olsson-Francis, K., Metagenomic insights into the taxonomic and metabolic diversity of the microbiome of Lake Karum in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, «ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME», in corso di stampa, 1, pp. 1 - 20 [Scientific article]
Chiarella, Domenico; Longhitano, Sergio G., Straits: stargates for the future, «SEDIMENTOLOGIKA», in corso di stampa, 4, pp. 1 - 8 [Scientific article]
Canini, F.; Kopacz, N.; Garzoli, S.; Contemori, F.; Ripa, C.; Pecoraino, G.; Bellucci, M.; Pacelli, C.; Cassaro, A.; Cavalazzi, B.; Zucconi, L., Microbial communities and volatile profiles heterogeneity in a Mars-analogue volcanic lake, «MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH», in corso di stampa, 1, pp. 1 - 33 [Scientific article]
Bonfitto, A.; Alibardi, L., Microscopic studies on the structure of microornamentation and adhesive setae in normal and regenerating tail scales of some geckos., «HISTOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY», 2026, 41, pp. 553 - 566 [Scientific article] Open Access
Aavik, Tsipe; Reitalu, Triin; Kivastik, Marianne; Reinula, Iris; Träger, Sabrina; Uuemaa, Evelyn; Barberis, Marta; Biere, Arjen; Castro, Sílvia; Cousins, Sara A. O.; Csecserits, Anikó; Dariotis, Eleftherios; Fišer, Živa; Grzejszczak, Grzegorz; Nguyen Huu, Cuong; Hool, Kertu; Jacquemyn, Hans; Julien, Margaux; Klisz, Marcin; Kmoch, Alexander; Krigas, Nikos; Lengyel, Attila; Lenhard, Michael; Moges, Desalew M.; Münzbergová, Zuzana; Niinemets, Ülo; Odé, Baudewijn; Pánková, Hana; Pärtel, Meelis; Pätsch, Ricarda; Petanidou, Theodora; Plua, Jan; Puchałka, Radosław; Rienks, Froukje; Samartza, Ioulietta; Sheard, Julie K.; Stojanova, Bojana; Töpper, Joachim P.; Tsoktouridis, Georgios; Uzunov, Spas; Zobel, Martin, A pan-European citizen science study shows population size, climate and land use are related to biased morph ratios in the heterostylous plant Primula veris, «JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY», 2026, 114, pp. 1 - 19 [Scientific article] Open Access
Paparozzi, Veronica; Hooshmandabbasi, Reyhaneh; Ravoni, Alessandro; Ma, Ying; Manni, Luigi; Koh, Timothy J.; Maake, Caroline; Guarnieri, Tiziana; Lai, Darong; Zablotski, Vitalii; Nardini, Christine, Anti-inflammatory effects of physical stimuli: the central role of networks in shaping the future of pharmacological research, «BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY», 2026, 183, pp. 2177 - 2196 [Scientific article] Open Access
Longhitano, S. G.; Chiarella, D.; Slootman, A., The Modern and Ancient Central-Mediterranean Gateways, in: F. J. Hernández-Molina, G. Davoli, E. J. Stirling, D. Chiarella, A. R. Viana, Oceanic Gateways: Modern and Ancient Analogues and their Conceptual and Economic Implications, London, Geological Society, 2026, pp. 1 - 25 [Chapter or essay] Open Access
Hilmi, N.; Calas, A.; Fanelli, E.; Da Ros, Z.; Flandrin, U.; Maire, E.; Al-Gergawi, A.; Al-Memari, M.; Sebastian, P.; Ponti, M., Coral reef conservation gaps under a socioeconomic perspective, «CORAL REEFS», 2026, 45, pp. 497 - 501 [Scientific article] Open Access
Pasino, Martina; Giménez, Joan; Iacovelli, Maria Vittoria; Giola, Matilde; Iacumin, Paola; Rossi, Mattia; Podestà, Michela; Gnone, Guido; Null, Null; Tinti, Fausto, Tracing Time's Footprints: Exploring Feeding Ecology and Historical Changes of Mediterranean Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Over Two Centuries, «MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE», 2026, 42, pp. 1 - 12 [Scientific article] Open Access

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