AbSciCon 2019 to be held June 24-28 in Seattle, WA

COOL team members are helping to convene the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference from June 24-28, 2019 in Seattle (Bellevue), WA. Abstract submissions are due Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 11:59 PM ET, so don’t delay! General information about AbSciCon 2019 can be found at the conference website. Getting ready to submit an abstract? Check out these abstract submission guidelines then submit your abstract here.

Do consider submitting to one of the sessions convened by COOL team members:

Topic: Transition of prebiotic chemistry to biology

Life's Dark Ages: Molecular evolution between the origin of life and the LUCA

Macromolecular Emergence and Evolution

Origins of Translation: Then and Now

Topic:  Alternative and agnostic biosignatures

Alive or not? New strategies and techniques for recognizing biological signatures from the abiotic noise.

Topic:  Subsurface habitability and life

Methane clathrates as potential habitats in our solar system and beyond