Sentences with phrase «biological contamination»

(«Planetary protection» is the term scientists commonly use for precautions to minimize the chance of biological contamination between worlds.

On Sept. 15, the Cassini spacecraft will destroy itself by burning up in Saturn's atmosphere in order to protect the ringed planet's moons from biological contamination by bacteria from Earth.

Saturn Probe's Fate Carefully Considered: On Sept. 15, the Cassini spacecraft will destroy itself by burning up in Saturn's atmosphere in order to protect the ringed planet's moons from biological contamination by bacteria from Earth.

We understand that the hygienic design of x-ray inspection systems is critical in order to prevent the growth and spread of biological contamination in fish and seafood manufacturing plants.

Conditions of deep cold significantly reduce the chance of biological contamination, making polar ice an excellent place to gather meteorites.

If there is life on the Red Planet — even just alien microbes clinging to existence in isolated refuges — any biological contamination we import from Earth could cause an ecological and scientific catastrophe

He pulls out an official pamphlet: Biological Contamination of Mars, Issues and Recommendations.

Concerned about the possibility that astronauts might unwittingly be exposed to pathogens that lurk in a spacecraft's surfaces or in air filters — biological contamination has been found in both the ISS and Russia's MIR before — NASA asked researchers at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, to assess the problem.

Unlike previous systems, this new categorization structure enables a food scare to be classified according to both its physical manifestation (chemical / physical or biological contamination) and the origins of the scare (wilful deception and / or transparency and awareness issues).

The Office of Planetary Protection is like an interplanetary Environmental Protection Agency, with a mission «to minimize the biological contamination that may result from exploring the solar system.»

If you're working on ridding your body of extra toxic elements, looking at the sources of both artificial and biological contamination could be more helpful to your health than just loading up on green juice and herbs (which is also great, by the way).

The Genetically Engineered Safety Act is intended to prevent the biological contamination of our food supply.