Directed Panspermia: A 21st Century Perspective. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sleator, Roy D.; Smith, Niall
• Is Part Of: Science progress. Volume 100:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 187
• Page End: 193
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: synthetic biology -- xenobiotics -- exoplanets -- terraforming -- spectroscopy -- galaxy -- Proxima Centauri -- Proxima b -- nanocrafts; Science -- Periodicals; Research; Science; Science; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.3184/003685017X14901006155062
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0036-8504

Abstract

Applying 21st century technology to the design and development of a hypothetical extra-terrestrial colonisation programme, we reimagine 'directed panspermia' from the perspective of Crick and Orgel's 'technological society', 44 years after the publication of their original landmark paper.