title: Did Viking discover life on Mars?
abstract: A major argument in the claim that life had been discovered during the Viking mission to Mars is that the results obtained in the Labeled Release (LR) experiment are analogous to those observed with terrestrial microorganisms. This assertion is critically examined and found to be implausible.
authors.affiliation: SETI Institute, Mtn. View, CA 94043, USA.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D006016:Glycolates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D018535:Mars; D013026:Space Flight
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D006016:Glycolates; C031149:glycolic acid; D019344:Lactic Acid