Astrovirology and terrestrial life survival

Shapshak, Paul and Zandi, Milad and Somboonwit, Charurut and Sinnott, John T (2024) Astrovirology and terrestrial life survival. Bioinformation.

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Abstract

Microbial organisms have been implicated in several mass extinction events throughout Earth's planetary history. Concurrently, it can be reasoned from recent viral pandemics that viruses likely exacerbated the decline of life during these periods of mass extinction. The fields of exovirology and exobiology have evolved significantly since the 20th century, with early investigations into the varied atmospheric compositions of exoplanets revealing complex interactions between metallic and non-metallic elements. This diversity in exoplanetary and stellar environments suggests that life could manifest in forms previously unanticipated by earlier, more simplistic models of the 20th century. Non-linear theories of complexity, catastrophe, and chaos (CCC) will be important in understanding the dynamics and evolution of viruses. Keywords: Astrovirology; CDC; NIH; WHO; asteroids; astrobiology; atmosphere; attractor; biochemistry; biodefense; biosecurity; catastrophe theory; chaos theory; comets; complexity; elements; exomoons; exoplanets; goldilocks; metallicity; molecular biology; near Earth Ryugu; pre-biotic chemistry; signature; singularity; solar system; temperature; tholin.

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