Signs of Life: A Report Based on the April 2000 Workshop on Life Detection Techniques - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Life Sciences; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; Space Studies Board; Committee On The Origins And Evolution Of Life

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309083060 ISBN 13: 9780309083065

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2002

Synopsis

A workshop to assess the science and technology of life detection techniques was organized by the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life (COEL) of the Board on Life Sciences (BLS) and the Space Studies Board (SSB). Topics discussed in the workshop included the search for extraterrestrial life in situ and in the laboratory, extant life and the signature of extinct life, and determination of the point of origin (terrestrial or not) of detected organisms.

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Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309083060
• ISBN 13: 9780309083065
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226