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Astrobiology Journal Will Offer Free Access to All Archived Issues During February 2004.


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LARCHMONT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2004

Astrobiology astrobiology: see exobiology. , the international peer-reviewed journal focused on understanding life's origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny in the universe, will provide free access to all archived issues of the Journal during the month of February 2004 (www.liebertpub.com/ast). Mary Ann Liebert, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publisher of the Journal, said that the complimentary access is in recognition of the significance of the recent landing of Opportunity on Mars. "All life that we know evolved on earth. Defining locations on Mars where conditions may have been favorable for life makes possible new understanding that has important promise for the future, including adaptability of terrestrial life on other planets," she said. Astrobiology is published both in print and online. To obtain free access to all issues visit www.liebertpub.com/ast and then click on free sample copy.

Astrobiology is the first multidisciplinary journal in one of today's most exciting and rapidly expanding fields of science Fields of science are widely-recognized categories of specialized expertise within science, and typically embody their own terminology and nomenclature.

Natural sciences

Main article: Natural science
. Developing capabilities in biotechnology, informatics, and space exploration provide new tools in addressing the fundamental questions about life in the universe: Where did we come from? Are we alone in the universe? What is our future beyond the earth? Biologists are talking with earth scientists; physicists with geneticists This is a list of people who have made notable contributions to genetics. The growth and development of genetics represents the work of many people. This list of geneticists is therefore by no means complete. Contributors of great distinction to genetics are not yet on the list. ; astronomers with chemists. Included in the journal's purview are research papers in fundamental space biology, which discuss the responses of terrestrial life when exposed to conditions (such as microgravity mi·cro·grav·i·ty  
n.
1. An environment in which there is very little net gravitational force, as of a free-falling object, an orbit, or interstellar space.

2.
 and enhanced radiation) that would apply beyond the Earth.

The editor-in-chief of Astrobiology is Sherry L. Cady, Ph.D. (Portland State University). Senior editors are Penelope J. Boston (University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889. It also offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. ); Helmut Lammer (Space Research Institute); and David Morrison (NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is a NASA facility located at Moffett Federal Airfield, which covers 43 acres at the borders of the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale in California. This research center is most commonly called NASA Ames. ).

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research including, High Altitude Medicine and Biology and Journal of Computational Biology. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's 60 journals and books is available at www.liebertpub.com.
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