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Wickramasinghe, N.C., Wainwright, M., Smith, W.E., et al. (2015) Rosetta Studies of Comet 67P/C-G: Prospects for Establishing Cometary Biology. Journal of Astrobiology & Outreach, 3, Article ID: 1000126.

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• TITLE: Evidence of Microbiology in Comets

  AUTHORS: N. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Barry E. DiGregorio, Gensuke Tokoro

  KEYWORDS: Comets, Organic Molecules, Methyl Disulphide, Bacteria

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol.15 No.1, January 26, 2025

  ABSTRACT: In this paper, we re-examine a wide range of evidence for comets as carriers and distributors of life in the cosmos. The significance of a recent probable detection of dimethyl sulphide (DMS) as a potential biomarker has been challenged on the basis of its discovery in comet 67P/CG, a comet that wrongly came to be regarded as a “dead” comet. Our own extensive studies over nearly 4 decades have consistently established a strong case for the comet 67P/CG being indeed a living rather than a dead comet, and the new discoveries simply add to the strength of this earlier assertion.