Biological Potential of Extraterrestrial
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Michael N. Mautner; Anthony J. Conner; Kenneth Killham; David W. Deamer
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Meteoritic materials are investigated as potential early planetary nutrients. Aqueous extracts of the Murchison C2 carbonaceous meteorite are utilized as a sole carbon source by microorganisms, as demonstrated by the genetically modified Pseudomonas fluorescence equipped with the lux gene. Nutrient