Experimental support for an immunological approach to the search for life on other planets

Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-47

  Schweitzer, Mary Higby ^a   Wittmeyer, Jennifer ^a   Avci, Recep ^b   Pincus, Seth ^c,d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody reactivity; Exobiology Astrobiology; Extraction methods

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOSSIL; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FOSSILS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; PLANETS;

EID: 14844288909     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2005.5.30     Document Type: Article

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