Radiation resistance of biological reagents for in situ life detection

Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-78

  Carr, Christopher E ^a,b   Rowedder, Holli ^b   Vafadari, Cyrus ^c   Lui, Clarissa S ^a   Cascio, Ethan ^b   Zuber, Maria T ^a   Ruvkun, Gary ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HEAVY ION; PROTON;

ARTICLE; ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; FREEZE DRYING; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; NEUTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FREEZE DRYING; HEAVY IONS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MARS; NEUTRONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTONS; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 84872733988     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0869     Document Type: Article

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