Inadequate methods and questionable conclusions in atmospheric life study

Comment

David Joseph Smith et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013.

. 2013 Jun 4;110(23):E2084.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1302612110. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Reply to Smith and Griffin: Methods, air flows, and conclusions are robust in the DeLeon-Rodriguez et al. study.
DeLeon-Rodriguez N, Lathem TL, Rodriguez-R LM, Barazesh JM, Anderson BE, Beyersdorf AJ, Ziemba LD, Bergin M, Nenes A, Konstantinidis KT. DeLeon-Rodriguez N, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jun 4;110(23):E2085. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1304466110. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 23882709 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Microbiome of the upper troposphere: species composition and prevalence, effects of tropical storms, and atmospheric implications.
DeLeon-Rodriguez N, Lathem TL, Rodriguez-R LM, Barazesh JM, Anderson BE, Beyersdorf AJ, Ziemba LD, Bergin M, Nenes A, Konstantinidis KT. DeLeon-Rodriguez N, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 12;110(7):2575-80. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1212089110. Epub 2013 Jan 28. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 23359712 Free PMC article.

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