Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0211507]Researchers: Prof Malcolm Walter (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Palaeobiology of hydrothermal mineral deposits. Mineral deposits that formed at up to 150 degrees C record the history of micro-organisms referred to as hyperthermophiles. Current biological studies predict that such organisms are the most primitive known. Thus by studying these deposits we have the opportunity to uncover the earliest history of life on Earth, and to improve our understanding of ore deposition. Such deposits are also prime targets for the search for life and former life elsewhere in the Solar System, and the proposed research will contribute to that search.
Funding Amount $210,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0211507
- ARC : DP0211507