DNA survives critical entry into Earth's atmosphere

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 14:31 in Astronomy & Space

The genetic material DNA can survive a flight through space and re-entry into the earth's atmosphere—and still pass on genetic information. A team of scientists from UZH obtained these astonishing results during an experiment on the TEXUS-49 research rocket mission.

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