Planetary scientists are looking for new ways to sterilize their spacecraft, so that they won't be excluded from exploring interesting places. Eric Hand reports.
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Hand, E. The planetary police. Nature 459, 308–309 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459308a
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