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CloudWatcher

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3. posphine vs. signs of life

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 26, 2020, 07:15 PM

Oct 2020

The authors of the original paper were very careful to not claim it was a definitive sign of life and to suggest that there could be errors in their analysis. They appear to have done exactly the right thing and published enough information that others could review their data and point out potential flaws.

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