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Nature 421, 878 (27 February 2003) | doi:10.1038/421878b
NASA seeks inspiration from microscopic views of life
Jonathan Knight
The space-shuttle programme may be on hold, but NASA researchers are still dreaming of the future. Ten days after the Columbia broke apart on re-entry, scientists gathered at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to discuss the development of futuristic spacecraft modelled on living cells.
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