To protect and preserve ET life? That is the question

Last weekend, March 5-6, the NASA Astrobiology Debates Eastern Championship was held at The George Washington University. The debates challenged students of all ages to research and debate the complex ethical and political questions raised by the 2015-16 NASA Astrobiology Debates topic, “Resolved: An overriding ethical obligation to protect and preserve extraterrestrial microbial life and ecosystems should be incorporated into international law.”

Linda Billings served as a judge for the championship and has blogged about it here, To protect and preserve ET life? That is the question. Linda’s work is partial funded by the NASA Astrobiology Program.