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Characterization of the halochromic gloeocapsin pigment, a cyanobacterial biosignature for paleobiology and astrobiology. <i>Astrobiol. 22(6)</i>: 735-754. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0061\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0061</a>","BEntID":360186,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":1,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":1,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Astrobiol. 22(6)</i>: 735-754. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0061\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0061</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Lara, Y.J.; McCann, A.; Malherbe, C.; François, C.; Demoulin, C.F.; Sforna, M.C.; Eppe, G.; De Pauw, E.; Wilmotte, A.; Jacques, P.; Javaux, E.J.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Lara, Y.J. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Ultraviolet (UV)-screening compounds represent a substantial asset for the survival of cyanobacteria in extreme environments exposed to high doses of UV radiations on modern and early Earth. 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