Module 6:
Ethics of astrobiology


  1. Science results from controversy -- the nature of science
  2. Sample return to Earth
  3. Ethics of visiting other planets/moon

Activity
Ethics of astrobiology
(Coming Soon)

Web Resources
Links to Module 6 Topics.

Featured Scientist:
Kim Davis

a   Kim Davis works as assistant director for Programs and Outreach for the University of Tennessee (UT), Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE). She co-directs the ongoing Biogeochemical Educational Experiences - South Africa under a National Science Foundation grant to bring together U.S. and South African undergraduate students to study "extreme bacteria" in South Africa's gold mines. Students accompany microbiologists and other scientists to collect field samples three kilometers below the earth’s surface, for analysis of the genetic structure of specialized bacteria that live in the challenging subsurface environment.

Read more about how her work focuses on better utilization of innovative technologies in our everyday lives.

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