Life As We Do Not Know It: The NASA Search for (and Synthesis of) Alien Life.LIFE AS WE DO NOT KNOW IT: The NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Search for (and Synthesis of) Alien Life PETER WARD What is life? Answering this fundamental question is complex, but until scientists have done so, they may not recognize life on other planets. In the previous book he coauthored, Rare Earth, Ward, a NASA astrobiologist, posited that alien life won't manifest manifest 1) adj., adv. completely obvious or evident. 2) n. a written list of goods in a shipment. MANIFEST, com. law. A written instrument containing a true account of the cargo of a ship or commercial vessel. 2. itself in the form of intelligent or humanlike creatures but will probably be simple. In this thought-provoking follow-up, he explores the defining characteristics of life as we know it Life As We Know It is an American television drama on the ABC network during the 2004-2005 season. It was created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. The series was based on the novel Doing It by British writer Melvin Burgess. on Earth and reviews the various theories on how DNA-replicating, carbon-based organisms Organisms See also animals; bacteria; biology; plants; zoology. anabolism Biology, Physiology. the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones. Cf. catabolism. — anabolic, adj. might have originated on or off this planet. Ward speculates on the possibility of different forms of life elsewhere, such as on Mars, Jupiter's moon Europa, and Saturn's mood Titan. He also looks at scientists' attempts to create artificial life in the laboratory. Viking Adult, 2005, 320 p., hardcover, $29.95. |
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