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Planetary Biology--Paleontological, Geological, and Molecular Histories of Life
Steven A. Benner,1234*M. Daniel Caraco,145J. Michael Thomson,2Eric A. Gaucher3
The history of life on Earth is chronicled in the
geological strata, the fossil record, and the genomes of contemporary
organisms.When examined together, these records help identify
metabolicand regulatory pathways, annotate protein sequences, and
identifyanimal models to develop new drugs, among other features of
scientificand biomedical interest. Together, planetary analysis of
genomeand proteome databases is providing an enhanced understandingof
how life interacts with the biosphere and adapts to globalchange.
1 Department of Chemistry,
2 Department of
Anatomy and Cell Biology, and
3 NASA Astrobiology Institute,
Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville FL,
32611-7200, USA.
4 Foundation for Applied Molecular
Evolution, Post Office Box 13174, Gainesville FL, 32604, USA.
5 Department of Chemistry, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093
Zürich, Switzerland.
*
To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
benner{at}chem.ufl.edu
