The research investigation of doctoral student Amanda L. Labrado aims to test the feasibility of native sulfur deposit formation in the absence of light and oxidants to understand if a yet undiscovered microbial pathway might be active in Earth’s biogeochemical sulfur cycle, which has implications for the detection of life in Earth’s geologic past and elsewhere.
Posting date: Tue, 06/05/2018
Award start date: Sat, 09/01/2018
Award end date: Sat, 08/31/2019