Xref: utzoo sci.bio:1297 sci.astro:2350 sci.philosophy.tech:648 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!husc6!bbn!rochester!ur-tut!powi From: powi@ur-tut (Peter Owings) Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.astro,sci.philosophy.tech Subject: Re: DNA for interstellar messages Message-ID: <2244@ur-tut.UUCP> Date: 5 Jul 88 20:36:45 GMT References: <2743@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk> Reply-To: powi@tut.cc.rochester.edu.UUCP (Peter Owings) Organization: Univ. of Rochester, Phys-astro. Lines: 29 In article <2743@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk> bs_wab@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Bains) writes: > >Has anyone a) come across this paper before or b) come across similar >ideas anywhere else? > Well, I haven't heard anything about this paper, but one scientist not far from you takes this kind of thing very seriously. I was fortunate enough to have several conversations with Sir Fred Hoyle when he visited the University of Rochester. If there is anyone who has written about stuff like "Bacteria From Space", Sir Fred has. You might try looking at a book called _Grains_to_Bacteria_. The only problem with this book is that it is very technical, going into spectral observations of interstellar particles. But, if you want someone who has put a lot of thought into this, I highly recommend Sir Fred. I don't think that he is still teaching at Cambridge, but he is still around there somewhere. Peter... >Many thanks for your help. > 's alright, >William Bains Peter Owings University of Rochester "The Cold and Distant Outpost, USA"