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The idea that life is a cosmic, rather than a purely terrestrial phenomenon, has progressed from scientific heresy to mainstream science within the short timespan of a few decades. The theory of cometary panspermia developed by Fred Hoyle and the present author in the 1970's has been vindicated by a spate of new discoveries in astronomy and biology, and also with startling new evidence of microbial fossils in meteorites and micrometeorites. The recent Kepler Telescope searches for exoplanets have indicated the presence of over 100 billion habitable planets separated by only a few light years, thus making panspermia and the transfer of microbial life between such planets an inevitable fact. The book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe theory of cometary panspermia in a manner accessible to a wide general readership.

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Genesis of Panspermia; Primordial Soup and Evolution; Cosmological Context; From Dust to Life; Comets; Cosmic Viruses in Our Genes; Evidence from Epidemics; Microorganisms Entering The Earth; Searches for Life in the Solar System; Search for Exoplanets; Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Meteorite Clues; The Mystery of Red Rain;

Search For Our Cosmic Ancestry, The

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      Publisher World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Published 18 December 2014
      ISBN-13 9789814616973
      978-9814616973
      ISBN-10 9814616974

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The idea that life is a cosmic, rather than a purely terrestrial phenomenon, has progressed from scientific heresy to mainstream science within the short timespan of a few decades. The theory of cometary panspermia developed by Fred Hoyle and the present author in the 1970's has been vindicated by a spate of new discoveries in astronomy and biology, and also with startling new evidence of microbial fossils in meteorites and micrometeorites. The recent Kepler Telescope searches for exoplanets have indicated the presence of over 100 billion habitable planets separated by only a few light years, thus making panspermia and the transfer of microbial life between such planets an inevitable fact. The book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe theory of cometary panspermia in a manner accessible to a wide general readership.

      Table of Contents
      Genesis of Panspermia; Primordial Soup and Evolution; Cosmological Context; From Dust to Life; Comets; Cosmic Viruses in Our Genes; Evidence from Epidemics; Microorganisms Entering The Earth; Searches for Life in the Solar System; Search for Exoplanets; Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Meteorite Clues; The Mystery of Red Rain;

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