Signs of Life:

A Report Based on the April 2000 Workshop on Life Detection Techniques

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Size: 68 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2002

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Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-4	(skim)
1 Detection of Life	5-7	(skim)
2 Sample Return	8-11	(skim)
3 Detecting Extant Life	12-24	(skim)
4 Detecting Extinct Life	25-28	(skim)
5 Conclusions and Recommendations	29-40	(skim)
Appendix A Glossary and Acronyms	41-47	(skim)
Appendix B Workshop Agenda	48-50	(skim)
Appendix C Workshop Papers	51-52	(skim)
Workshop Papers Session 1: Introduction to the Detection of Life	53-78	(skim)
Workshop Papers Session 2: Sample Return	79-102	(skim)
Workshop Papers Session 3: Detecting Extant Life	103-146	(skim)
Workshop Papers Session 4: Detecting Extinct Life	147-210	(skim)

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