The detection of living cells in stratospheric samples

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4495, Issue , 2002, Pages 192-198

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

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c InterUthversiy Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics   (India)

^d INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^e TataInstitute for Fundamental Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cometary dust; Microorganisms; Panspermia; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CRYOSAMPLER ASSEMBLIES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIVING CELLS; PRIMA FACIE; TROPOPAUSE;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 18644373745     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454758     Document Type: Article

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