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Origins & Early Life Laboratory at the @UWMadison Account managed by the lab. 🦋 ➡️ https://t.co/Ipy4aKRtg2
Madison, WI
Joined June 2020
🧪🪐 Big week for ancient nitrogen! . Checkout these three papers from our lab: . 1️⃣ Rucker et al.: Engineered ancient nitrogenases to trace 2 billion years of biosignature reliability . ➡️
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Nitrogen isotope fractionation (ε15N) in sedimentary rocks has provided evidence for biological nitrogen fixation, and thus primary productivity, on the early Earth. However, the extent to which...
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RT @TanentzapfLab: The goal of a PhD is not to learn some facts or read a few papers or learn a bunch of techniques. The goal of a PhD is t….
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RT @brkthroughprize: At Breakthrough Discuss 2025, Betül Kaçar (@UWMadison & @NASA ) explored “Ancient Biological Signatures,” revealing ho….
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A day to remember: @PBS visited our lab to film a documentary on life's history. We explored everything - microbes, ancient rocks and engineered plants & more! So lucky to share what we learn and love. Huge thanks to @UWBact and @UWMadison community for the support! Onward!
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🚨 Our new Origins Chemistry Database in the spotlight! . Preprint link:
ChemOrigins: A community curated database for origins of life chemistry. １．ChemOrigins is a new open-access, community-curated knowledge graph focused on prebiotic chemistry. It organizes over 300 experimentally supported chemical reactions linked to the origin of life,
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RT @BiologyAIDaily: ChemOrigins: A community curated database for origins of life chemistry. １．ChemOrigins is a new open-access, community-….
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RT @KacarLab: 🚨New preprint!. Origins of life research is fragmented across disciplines. We built #ChemOrigins, a community curated searc….
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🚨New preprint!. Origins of life research is fragmented across disciplines. We built #ChemOrigins, a community curated searchable database of experimental prebiotic chemistry. Read ➡️ Visit ➡️ . For feedback contact: @BrZuviria!
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RT @KacarLab: How did life begin, and why does it matter today? Proud to be one of the organizers of a new @ASMicrobiology report supported….
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The Academy report, funded by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, examines the origins and trajectory of early microbial life to inform and inspire future research.
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@AnnualReviews By tracing 3 pivotal moments in Earth’s history—the origin of prokaryotic cells, the emergence of eukaryotic complexity and the rise of multicellularity—the report offers fresh insight into life’s origins and a bold vision for future scientific discovery. Hope you enjoy it!.
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Microbial life underpins all living systems and understanding its origins could help solve today’s biggest challenges. As a companion, we previously published an @AnnualReviews piece on reconstructing early microbes, providing key context & insights! ➡️.
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How did life begin, and why does it matter today? Proud to be one of the organizers of a new @ASMicrobiology report supported by the @MooreFound, exploring microbial origins & how they inform biotech, climate, and search for life in the universe. ➡️
asm.org
The Academy report, funded by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, examines the origins and trajectory of early microbial life to inform and inspire future research.
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RT @Hypothesisfund: 🤩 Beautiful video capturing @HypothesisFund Awardee @betulland's research on Earth's ancient microbes! We're a proud ea….
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RT @KacarLab: Excited to share a new Big Think + John Templeton Foundation interview featuring work from our lab: “Meet the survivors of Ea….
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These microbes endured the unlivable. The NASA astrobiologist who studies them reveals what that means for us today
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Excited to share a new Big Think + John Templeton Foundation interview featuring work from our lab: “Meet the survivors of Earth’s worst days.” @betulland unpacks how life persisted through catastrophe! @bigthink @templeton_fdn . Watch here:
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These microbes endured the unlivable. The NASA astrobiologist who studies them reveals what that means for us today
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🚀 At #BreakthroughDiscuss2025 in Oxford, we explored "Life As We Don't Yet Know It". Watch Betul's lecture on how rebuilding ancient biosignatures and biological history can guide the search for extraterrestrial life. 🌌🔬 Available online 👇.
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RT @ATinyGreenCell: @KacarLab What a cool idea! Lots of interesting future hypotheses about exoplanet formation and a possible addendum to….
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