Astrobiology: Discovering New Worlds of Life

by: Charles C. James and Cindy Lee Van Dover

This article describes the fascinating new field of astrobiology—a multidisciplinary approach in which scientists apply their knowledge of deep-sea environments to examine the origin of life on Earth and determine the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The authors describe some of the intriguing research currently underway.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2001Stock # ss01_025_03_42Volume 025Issue 03

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