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Definition of Exobiology
1. Noun. The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life.
Definition of Exobiology
1. Noun. The branch of biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exobiology
1. [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Exobiology
1. The interdisciplinary science that studies evolutionary biology, including the origin and evolution of the major elements required for life, their processing in the interstellar medium and in protostellar systems. This field also includes the study of chemical evolution and the subsequent interactions between evolving biota and planetary evolution as well as the field of biology that deals with the study of extraterrestrial life. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exobiology
Literary usage of Exobiology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in the Universe: An Assessment of the U.S. and International Programs by Committee On The Origins And E, ebrary, Inc (2003)
"The exobiology program provided the rationale and research basis for the ...
Both venues of formation were tested in numerous exobiology-funded studies and, ..."
2. The Geological Record Of Ecological Dynamics: Understanding The Biotic by National Academies Press (U.S.) (2005)
"4See http://www.pages.unibe.ch/about/about.html. 5See
http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/index.cfm. 6See http://exobiology.arc.nasa.gov/index.html. ..."
3. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"Minutes, meeting of the exobiology Committee of the Space Science Board, Feb.
20,1960, cited in Space Science Board, "Conference on Potential Hazards of ..."
4. Exploring the Moon and Mars: Choices for the Nation (1991)
"Biologists and geologists trained in the specialized methods of exobiology would
be able to search for signs of past or present life on the Martian ..."
5. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"exobiology: Approaches to life beyond the Earth. Science 132: 393-400. Lederberg.
J.. and DB Cowie. 1958. Moon dust. Science 127: 1473-1475. Light. JO. ..."
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