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Record 1 2005-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Any animal or plant capable of living.

CONT

Then, assuming conditions relevant to Mars and making educated guesses about the strategy that might be used to detect life, they showed how to compute the demands for sterilization. This work established the maximum acceptable probability of a single viable organism remaining aboard any vehicle intended for planetary landing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Tout animal ou plante apte à vivre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
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