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Bonnie Teese
Postdoc in the Origins and Habitability Lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory working in astrobiology. Her background is in English literature and she studies the intersection of geology, chemistry and biology to find signs of life.
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Jun 11, 2025
• 36min
How a Mars mission from the 1970s shaped the search for extraterrestrial life today
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Bonnie Teese, a postdoc in NASA's Astrobiology Lab, dives into the groundbreaking Viking missions of the 1970s that sought signs of life on Mars. She shares how these early explorations shaped modern astrobiological research, highlighting the crucial link between biology, geology, and environmental factors. Teese discusses the challenges of studying unique ecosystems, potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, and the importance of collaboration in this field. With humor, she even touches on the unexpected connection between oral hygiene and broader health issues.
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