Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical or physical marker indicating the presence of life, especially something sought in geologic formations or in an extraterrestrial environment.
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- noun biology Any
measurable phenomenon that indicates the presence oflife
Etymologies
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Examples
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Oxygen is a "biosignature," or an indicator of life, Harrington says.
ScienceBlog.com - Science Blog: Science news straight from the source BJS 2010
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This requires the generation of an immune profile (or 'biosignature') corresponding to specific stages of TB infection.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jayne S. Sutherland et al. 2010
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Oxygen is a "biosignature," or an indicator of life, Harrington says.
ScienceBlog.com - Science Blog: Science news straight from the source BJS 2010
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But I nurse the dream that if we see anything remotely resembling a biosignature, we will strive to reach it.
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: Once Again With Feeling: The Planets of Gliese 581 Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2010
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But I nurse the dream that if we see anything remotely resembling a biosignature, we will strive to reach it.
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: Once Again With Feeling: The Planets of Gliese 581 Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2010
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Without blood pumping through the tooth providing a biosignature, it was hard to use the device beyond basic functions.
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“Cave biosignature suites: Microbes, minerals and Mars.”
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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“Cave biosignature suites: Microbes, minerals and Mars.”
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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Cave biosignature suites: Microbes, minerals and Mars.
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"If it were found on Earth it would be a very strong biosignature."
Archive 2006-08-01 Mac 2006
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For that reason, astronomers like Clara Sousa-Silva (who has the enviable Twitter handle @DrPhosphine) have suggested that phosphine is a promising biosignature, a chemical tracer that, if found in a terrestrial planet’s atmosphere, could tell us that life might be lurking there.
Something’s Up on Venus. What Happens to the Planet Now? Lucianne Walkowicz 2020
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