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041			_aeng
080			_a574 _bLIN
100	1		_aLingam, Manasvi,
245	1	0	_aLife in the cosmos _bfrom biosignatures to technosignatures
260			_aCambridge _bHarvard University Press _c2021
300			_a1061
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aSome intrinsic properties of life -- Part 1. The origin and evolution of life on Earth: The pathways to the origin of life on Earth -- The evolutionary history of life on Earth -- Part 2. Aspects of extraterrestrial biospheres: Habitability: stellar factors -- Habitability: planetary factors -- The quest for biosignatures -- Life in subsurface oceans -- Part 3. Aspects of extraterrestrial technospheres: The Drake equation and Fermi's Paradox -- The quest for technosignatures -- The propagation of life in the universe -- Epilogue: Sic itur ad astra.
520			_a"Are we alone in the universe? It is a captivating question, but one that historically eluded proper scientific investigation. The new discipline of astrobiology changes the game, introducing rigor to the quest for extraterrestrial life. Life in the Cosmos surveys the field, showing how cutting-edge research is closing in on the answers "out there.""--
650		0	_aExobiology.
650		0	_aLife on other planets.
650		0	_aLife
650		0	_aHabitable planets.
690			_aComputational Biology
700	1		_aLoeb, Abraham,
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