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TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 9, Pages 389-392Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2009.07.001
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- NASA [NNA05CS68G, NNA06CB58G, NNH07ZDA001N]
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Since the dawn of the space age, humans have wrestled with concerns about planetary cross-contamination. Spacecraft launched from Earth can transport hitchhiker microbes to new worlds on both robotic and crewed vehicles. As plans proceed for future life detection and human exploration missions, planetary protection considerations are again uppermost on the agendas of mission planners, and microbiologists have an important role to play.
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