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Infrared Evidence for Panspermia: An Update

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Recent infrared spectroscopy of astronomical sources, particularly over the 2–4 μm and 8–13 μm wavebands, is re-examined in relation to the hypothesis of biological grains. The most relevant new observations provide further support for this hypothesis.

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Wickramasinghe, N., Hoyle, F. Infrared Evidence for Panspermia: An Update. Astrophysics and Space Science 259, 385–401 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1001762728171

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