A balloon experiment to detect microorganisms in the outer space

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 555-562

  Narlikar, J V ^a   Lloyd, David ^b   Wickramasinghe, N C ^c   Harris, Melanie J ^c   Turner, Michael P ^c   Al Mufti, S ^c   Wallis, Max K ^c   Wainwright, M ^d   Rajaratnam, P ^e   Shivaji, S ^f   Reddy, G S N ^f   Ramadurai, S ^g   Hoyle, F ^c  

^a INTER UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^f CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^g TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 0345866832     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025442021619     Document Type: Article

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