Table of Contents - Volume 7
Panspermia:
Transfer of Life Between Stars, Galaxies & Planets
-Hawking's Aliens: Commentaries-
May 2010
1. Origins, Evolution, and Distribution of Life in the Cosmos: Panspermia, Genetics, Microbes, and Viral Visitors From the Stars.
Rhawn Joseph, Ph.D.1, and Rudolf Schild, Ph.D.2, 1Emeritus, Brain Research Laboratory, Northern California. 2Center for Astrophysics, Harvard-Smithsonian Cambridge, MA Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1616-1670
2. Mechanisms for Panspermia
W. M. Napier, Ph.D., and N. C. Wickramasinghe, Ph.D.,
Centre for Astrobiology, 2 North Road, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3DY, UK. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1671-1691.
3. Are Microbes Currently Arriving to Earth from Space?
Milton Wainwright, Ph.D., Fawaz Alshammari, BSc., Khalid Alabri, MSc.,
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, S102TN, UK Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1692-1702.
4. Panspermia:
Testing for the Interplanetary Transfer of Life
Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1703-1718.
5. Tunguska: Comets, Contagion and the Vernadskiy Mission to NEA 2005NB56
Pushkar Ganesh Vaidya,
Indian Astrobiology Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1719-1725.
6. Purposeful Panspermia: The Other Conquest of Space?
Ethical Considerations
Jacques Arnould, Ph.D.,
CNES - French Space Agency, 2 place Maurice Quentin, F-75039 Paris Cedex 01, France. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1726-1730.
7. Transfer of Life-Bearing Meteorites from Earth to Other Planets
Tetsuya Hara, Ph.D., Kazuma Takagi, Ph.D., and Daigo Kajiura, Ph.D.,
Department of Physics, Kyoto Sangyo University,
Kamigamo Motoyama, Kitaku, Kyoto, 603-8555,
Japan. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1731-1742.
8. Identification of Micro-biofossils in Space Dust. Noriume Miyake, Ph.D., Max K. Wallis, Ph.D., and Shirwan Al-Mufti, Ph.D.,
Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
Cardiff CF10 3DY, Wales, UK. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1743-1749.
9. Comets and Contagion: Evolution and Diseases From Space.
R. Joseph, Ph.D., and N. C. Wickramasinghe, Ph.D., Centre for Astrobiology, 2 North Road, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3DY, UK. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1750-1770.
10. The Forgotten History of Panspermia and
Theories of Life From Space.
Milton Wainwright, Ph.D., and Fawaz Alshammari, BSc.,
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, S102TN, UK Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1771-1776.
11. Microbial Survival Mechanisms and the Interplanetary Transfer of Life Through Space.
Robert J. C. McLean, Ph.D.1, and Malcolm A. C. McLean2; 1Department of Biology, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX, USA.
2University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder Colorado, USA Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1802-1820
Commentaries: Stephen Hawking's Aliens Stephen Hawkings, Ph.D., Cambridge University, UK, has voiced concern about the dangers, he believes,
are posed by alien predators who may arrive in giant space ships, to conquer, enslave, destroy,
colonize, and voraciously exploit the resources of Earth. A dozen scientists from around the world comment on his fears. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1777-1794.
12. Darwinism and Hawking's Aliens. Blair Csuti, Ph.D., Research Associate, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1778.
13. Alien Conquistadors? Hawking is Right, Robert Ehrlich, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, George Mason University. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1779.
14. Hawking's Alien Invaders Might Be Microorganisms, B.G. Sidharth, Ph.D. International Institute For Applicable Mathematics & Information Sciences
B.M. Birla Science Centre
Adarshnagar, Hyderabad, India. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1780.
15. Alien Life and Quantum Consciousness, Randy D. Allen, Ph.D.,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Oklahoma State University. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1781.
16. Are Intelligent Aliens a Threat to Humanity? Diseases (Viruses, Bacteria) From Space. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Ph.D., Centre for Astrobiology, Cardiff University, UK. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1782-1783.
17. Aliens and Stephen Hawking: The Wisdom Principle. Pushkar Ganesh Vaidya, Indian Astrobiology Research Centre, Mumbai – 400103, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1784.
18. Why Should Hawking's Aliens Wish To Destroy? GianCarlo Ghirardi, Ph.D.,
Dept. of Physics, University of Trieste, the Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1785.
19. The Dangers of Anti-Science: Stephen Hawking’s Fear of Dangerous Aliens.
Stephen Freeland, Ph.D., University of Hawaii NASA Astrobiology Institute,
Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1786-1787.
20. Who’s Afraid of Hawking’s Aliens?
Arpita Roy, Ph.D.1, James D. Wells, Ph.D.2,3,
1Department of Anthropology,
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA USA,
2CERN, Theory Group
385 Route de Meyrin
CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland, 3 Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI USA. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1788-1789.
21. Stephen Hawking Is Wrong. Earth Would Not Be A Target For Alien Conquest. Harold A. Geller, Ph.D.,
George Mason University, USA. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1790.
22. Uninvited Guests, Peter Sturrock, Ph.D.,
Emeritus Professor of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1791.
23. Fear of Fanatics: Why Stephen Hawking is Right, And We Should Not Contact Intelligent Extraterrestrials. Rüdiger Vaas, Ph.D.,
Center for Philosophy and Foundations of Science, University of Giessen, Germany. Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 7, 1792-1799.
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