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Summary
The InfoGraph above conveys a translational human factors methodology that scales astrobiology, cosmo chemistry and early protocols principles into a variety of social economic, 'societal benefit' areas.
It is proposed as a high value application of existing astrobiology research, woven with the scoping review research of Interogenesis Designs.
This research proposes that the protocell model establishes a framework that describes a broad array of current human societal activities. Yet, there are historic, cultural physiology and behavioral patterns, that are proposed to be inefficient because they poorly reflect the organic protocell.
This creates an opportunity to scale the structures and mechanisms of action of the protocell into applications to benefit society.
These pages contain origin of life and protocell informed research that is proposed to contribute to conceptual maturation of the framework for astrobiology origin of life research. Specifically by improving the understanding of human living systems, specifically for astrobiologists, to support them to expand their practical skill set of measurement and inquiry as they explore terrestrial material and extrapolate to the potential of life in nonterran environments.
The applications are organized around soft science (arts & Humanities) skills. They have broad application across many human biological endeavors. Such as, to improve science output for astrobiology research, to practical skills to improve health outcomes in hospitals and public health
This proposed system solution expresses existing tactics and goals stated in the Astrobiology Decadal Survey:
Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 (2023).
Specifically the comments pertaining to information theory and scaling laws.
See: Human Factors Design Thinking & Productivity
Innovative Transdisciplinary Scoping Review
This system solution is based upon a novel transdisciplinary scoping review conducted by Daniel Lappin, Principle at Interogenesis Designs.. This review proposes that current astrobiology research fills a notable gap in scientific knowledge and cascades into a system solution, which includes:
See: Interogenesis - The Principle
See: Systemic Productivity, An Informal Scoping Review
Further Astrobiology Science Applications
When combined the Scoping Review and the goals of the Astrobiology Decadal report (see below) are translated into the broad societal applications listed in the Info Graph above.
As well there are three targeted astrobiology science applications:
1) A Nontraditional Research Methodology for Astromaterial Sample Analysis
This nontraditional research methodology is proposed to increase discovery and science output in astromaterial sample analysis, with broader application to general astrobiology and general biology research. This method is based upon an innovative arts, humanities and sciences diversity model specific to astrobiology and origin of life research research.
A central goal of the nontraditional method is to assist the astrobiology researcher to clarify the deep nature of life on earth, in the human body, as a framework to measure and inquiry into both terrestrial and astro material. This is a step identified in the current Astrobiology Decadal to assist a researcher to inquire into the nature of nonterran life forms.
2) All ‘Follow the Water ’ astrobiology and exoplanet research projects. The theme of 'Follow the Water' is an established guiding principle in exobiology. The conclusions of this research proposes a next step, 'Follow the Water 2.0'. This approach combines the inquiry methodology of the 'Nontraditional Research Method', with specific anatomy and physiology mechanisms internally in the human body that relate to fluid systems. This creates a more narrow inquiry tactic that can be applied with astrobiology.
Proposed Benefits of these two methods::
- Increased speed of discovery and science output. Reducing the time line to output. - Expanded degrees of freedom for inquiry and innovation. - Increased ROI for astrobiology, sample analysis, and origin of life inquiry. - Societal benefits to healthcare, education, innovation, general productivity.
See: Methods Innovation
3) Astrobiology Stem 2.0. In addition to next generation scientific concepts, simple educational, STEM curriculum are proposed that merge traditional astrobiology STEM curriculum with the research inquiry methods proposed above in 1) and 2). The net result is a astrobiology curriculum that can engage broader audiences and apply to broader domains of application for learners.
Astrobiology and Health, Healthcare
This project proposes to expand and define the contribution of astrobiology to human health and healthcare; where, the principles of Astrobiology, origin of life and early pro cell development are translated into healthcare applications on earth and for astronaut space flight, lunar habitation, and planned MARS spaceflight and habitation.
Current domains of medical science and healthcare in space include
1. NASA human Research Program which supports astronaut health in space flight, lunar habitation, and planned mission to Mars.
2. Medical research on the International Space Station, covering a wide range of studies of biological phenomena in micro gravity and other elements of space flight.
3. Earth Analogues. Earth based research which mimics conditions in space or on the moon.
4. Mars Human Exploration: a) A hypothetical medical tactic for reanimation of mars astronauts from suspended animation during space flight. b) A narrow tactic to contribute to the Autonomous Medical Operations (AMO) project for space flight, lunar habitation and Mars missions..
This initiative builds upon insights from the April 2001 National Institute of Health/ NASA Astrobiology Institute Joint Symposium.
See: The National Institutes of Health and the NASA Astrobiology Institute Joint Symposium
Issues and Goals from the Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032
The conclusions of the scoping review express and support statements in the Astrobiology Decadal Survey:
Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 (2023).
Including these statements (Italics and emphasis added):
Chapter 14, Question 11: Search for Life Elsewhere, p. 367-368;
Four hundred years after Galileo revolutionized our understanding of our place in the universe, ours could realistically be the generation that triggers another scientific revolution, this time in biology.
Our understanding of Earth life provides a starting point for investigation (Question 9, Chapter 12), contrasting the signatures of life on Earth with the prebiotic/abiotic chemistry of primitive bodies.
Expanding the search (for life) to include the possibility of nonterran life (i.e., life “not as we know it”) (NRC 2007) requires further technical and conceptual maturation, including advances in statistical methods, scaling laws, information theory, and probabilistic approaches.
Chapter 12, Question 9: Insights from Terrestrial Life, P. 209 - 310
It is important to note that our understanding of life on Earth continues to evolve rapidly thanks to paradigm-changing discoveries of life’s ability to survive, and even thrive, in multi-extreme environments. … This evolving knowledge of Earth’s biosphere, from its origins to its current state, directly informs and influences the search for life elsewhere.
Insights gained from the biochemistry, structure, and physiology of terrestrial organisms—and how they have evolved through deep time—are the basis to develop comprehensive frameworks to search for evidence of life on other worlds.
A Model Protocell
Credit: Janet Iwasa, Szostak Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Please contact:
Daniel Lappin BA, CMP
San Francisco Bay Area, CA.
Daniel (at) Interogenesis.com
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