Sequencing nothing: Exploring failure modes of nanopore sensing and implications for life detection

The detection of extant life is a major focus of many planned future planetary missions, a current challenge of which is the ability to target biomarkers capable of providing unambiguous evidence of life. DNA sequencing is increasingly recognized as a powerful tool for life detection for planetary e...

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Main Authors: Pontefract, Alexandra, Hachey, Julie, Ruvkun, Gary, Zuber, Maria, Carr, Christopher E.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118769
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