Sample Preparation as the Cornerstone of Space Life Detection: Microfluidic Purification, Space-Ready Nanopore Sequencing, and Enceladus Mission Concepts
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Kate Craft and Chris Bradburne are building compact microfluidic purifiers that remove salts and contaminants from space samples so amino acids and other biosignatures can be detected reliably, with plans for synthetic space-ready nanopore sequencing, as Shannon MacKenzie’s Enceladus Orbilander concept shows how such prep and sequencing tools could enable missions to ocean worlds.
