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Extremophiles and Space Exploration

Paulino Lima, Ivan Glaucio
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In this presentation, Dr. Paulino Lima will give a brief introduction of the Universities Space Research Association, and an overview of Dr. Lynn Rothschild's research projects at NASA Ames with emphasis on his research projects.

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Paulino Lima, Ivan Glaucio. 2016-09-13. Extremophiles and Space Exploration. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20160012018

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