What Is Life—and How Do We Search for It in Other Worlds?

2004/09/09 by Christopher P. McKay · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Planetary Science and Exploration #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #Astro and Planetary Science

paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020302

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Abstract

If there is life on distant worlds, how would we go about finding it?

Citations

• The Seven Pillars of Life
• The universal nature of biochemistry
• Bacterial evolution
• Bacterial evolution.

Cited by

• Toward Total Automation of Microfluidics for Extraterrestial In Situ Analysis
• Life [wikipedia]