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No Valid Evidence Exists for Interstellar Proteins, Bacteria, etc.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

R. E. Davies ,
A. M. Delluva  and
R. H. Koch
R. E. Davies
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Pennsylvania Department of Animal Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. USA. 19104
A. M. Delluva
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. USA. 19104
R. H. Koch
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

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The claims for large biological molecules and for prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms in the interstellar medium are summarized. These claims are compared with new UV laboratory spectra of numerous specimens. The results are incompatible with these claims.

Type
Section III. Planetary, Interplanetary and Interstellar Organic Matter
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 112: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Recent Developments , 1985 , pp. 165 - 169
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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