Signs of life : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques / Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Detection of Life -- 2 Sample Return -- 3 Detecting Extant Life -- 4 Detecting Extinct Life -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- A Glossary and Acronyms -- B Workshop Agenda -- C Workshop Papers -- Session 1: Introduction to the Detection of Life -- HISTORY OF LIFE DETECTION APPROACHES -- NATURE OF BIOCHEMISTRY IN THE UNIVERSE -- CHANCE AND NECESSITY IN BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY: IS LIFE AS WE KNOW IT UNIVERSAL? -- SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESSES: STEPS TOWARD LIFE�S ORIGINS

DETECTING LIFE ON EXTRASOLAR PLANETSREFERENCES FOR PAPERS IN SESSION 1 -- Session 2: Sample Return -- SAMPLE RETURN FROM PRIMITIVE BODIES -- MARS SAMPLE RETURN: LIFE DETECTION AT ALL LEVELS -- SEARCHING FOR LIFE ON EUROPA FROM A SPACECRAFT LANDER -- SAMPLE RETURN FROM TITAN FOR EXOBIOLOGY -- PLANETARY QUARANTINE -- REFERENCES FOR PAPERS IN SESSION 2 -- Session 3: Detecting Extant Life -- X-RAY MICROSCOPY AND THE DETECTION OF LIFE -- CHARACTERIZING THE INTACT MICROBE-MINERAL INTERFACE -- SINGLE-POLYMER MODEL DETECTION USING NANOPORES

Extant life detection using stable isotopes and protein-chip technologyiron biominerals as biomarkers -- time-of-flight mass spectrometers: miniaturized instruments with a biological mass range -- life detection using molecular methods -- references for papers in session 3

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