Signs of life : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Origin and Evolution of Life, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Life > Origin.
Life on other planets.
Space biology.
Vie > Origines.
Vie extraterrestre.
Biologie spatiale.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Life on other planets
Life > Origin
Space biology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Detection of Life
  • 2 Sample Return
  • 3 Detecting Extant Life
  • 4 Detecting Extinct Life
  • 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • A Glossary and Acronyms
  • B Workshop Agenda
  • C Workshop Papers
  • Session 1: Introduction to the Detection of Life
  • HISTORY OF LIFE DETECTION APPROACHES
  • NATURE OF BIOCHEMISTRY IN THE UNIVERSE
  • CHANCE AND NECESSITY IN BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY: IS LIFE AS WE KNOW IT UNIVERSAL?
  • SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESSES: STEPS TOWARD LIFEâ€?S ORIGINS
  • DETECTING LIFE ON EXTRASOLAR PLANETSREFERENCES FOR PAPERS IN SESSION 1
  • Session 2: Sample Return
  • SAMPLE RETURN FROM PRIMITIVE BODIES
  • MARS SAMPLE RETURN: LIFE DETECTION AT ALL LEVELS
  • SEARCHING FOR LIFE ON EUROPA FROM A SPACECRAFT LANDER
  • SAMPLE RETURN FROM TITAN FOR EXOBIOLOGY
  • PLANETARY QUARANTINE
  • REFERENCES FOR PAPERS IN SESSION 2
  • Session 3: Detecting Extant Life
  • X-RAY MICROSCOPY AND THE DETECTION OF LIFE
  • CHARACTERIZING THE INTACT MICROBE-MINERAL INTERFACE
  • SINGLE-POLYMER MODEL DETECTION USING NANOPORES
  • Extant life detection using stable isotopes and protein-chip technologyiron biominerals as biomarkers
  • time-of-flight mass spectrometers: miniaturized instruments with a biological mass range
  • life detection using molecular methods
  • references for papers in session 3

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