SLATE’S “EXPLAINER” has an interesting item on NASA Planetary Protection Officer John Rummel, whose job is to prevent cross-contamination between the Earth and other planets. I’ve met Rummel on one or two occasions and he seems quite sharp. Here’s a column I wrote on related issues a while back.
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