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Is there anybody out there?

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Paul Davies's latest book argues that the search for intelligent life beyond Earth should be expanded. Chris McKay considers why we should look closer to home — perhaps even in our DNA.

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  1. Chris McKay is a planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA. chris.mckay@nasa.gov ,

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McKay, C. Is there anybody out there?. Nature 464, 34 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464034a

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