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Auf der Suche nach Signaturen des Lebens

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Leben verändert abiotische Bedingungen und hinterlässt mitunter massive Spuren in der Umwelt – sei es durch Bakterien vor Milliarden von Jahren oder durch uns Menschen heute. Die Suche nach solchen Ökosignaturen auf fernen Welten hat bereits begonnen.

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Janjic, A. (2017). Auf der Suche nach Signaturen des Lebens. In: Lebensraum Universum. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54787-8_1

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