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Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Burchell, Mark J; Fawdon, Peter and Preston, Louisa (2021). Hunting for biosignatures on Mars. Astronomy & Geophysics, 62(4) 4.24-4.27.

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Preston, Louisa J.; Barcenilla, Rebeca; Dartnell, Lewis R.; Kucukkilic-Stephens, Ezgi and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2020). Infrared Spectroscopic Detection of Biosignatures at Lake Tírez, Spain: Implications for Mars. Astrobiology, 20(2) pp. 15–25.

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Fox-Powell, Mark; Channing, Alan; Applin, Daniel; Cloutis, Ed; Preston, Louisa and Cousins, Claire (2018). Cryogenic silicification of microorganisms in hydrothermal fluids. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 498 pp. 1–8.

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Balme, M. R.; Curtis-Rouse, M. C.; Banham, S.; Barnes, D.; Barnes, R.; Bauer, A.; Bedford, C.; Bridges, J.; Butcher, F. E. G.; Caballo, P.; Caldwell, A.; Coates, A.; Cousins, C.; Davis, J.; Dequaire, J.; Edwards, P.; Fawdon, P.; Furuya, K.; Gadd, M.; Get, P.; Griffiths, A.; Grindrod, P. M.; Gunn, M.; Gupta, S.; Hansen, R.; Harris, J. K.; Holt, J.; Huber, B.; Huntly, C.; Hutchinson, I.; Jackson, L.; Kay, S.; Kybert, S.; Lerman, H. N.; McHugh, M.; McMahon, W.; Muller, J.-P.; Paar, G.; Preston, L. J.; Schwenzer, S.; Stabbins, R.; Tao, Y.; Traxler, C; Turner, S.; Tyler, L.; Venn, S.; Walker, H.; Wright, J. and Yeomans, B. (2017). UK Space Agency “Mars Utah Rover Field Investigation 2016” (MURFI 2016): overview of mission, aims and progress. In: 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 20-24 Mar 2017, Houston.

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Preston, Louisa J.; Johnson, Diane; Cockell, Charles S. and Grady, Monica M. (2015). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectral Detection of Life in Polar Subsurface Environments and its Application to Mars Exploration. Applied Spectroscopy, 69(9) pp. 1059–1065.

Schwenzer, S. P.; Barnes, J. J.; Charlier, B. L.; Grady, M. M.; Hall, C.; Melwani Daswani, M.; Morse, A.; Olsson-Francis, K.; Patel, M.; Pearson, V.; Pillinger, J. M.; Preston, L. J.; Sheridan, S.; Sherlock, S. C.; Steer, E. D.; Summers, S.; Verchovsky, S.; Dove-Jay, A. S.; Jewell, S. and Musilova, M. (2015). Containers, sensors and samples to understand desert weathering. In: 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 16-20 Mar 2015, The Woodlands, TX, USA.

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Osinski, Gordon R.; Tornabene, Livio L.; Banerjee, Neil R.; Cockell, Charles S.; Flemming, Roberta; Izawa, Matthew R. M.; McCutcheon, Jenine; Parnell, John; Preston, Louisa J.; Pickersgill, Annemarie E.; Pontefract, Alexandra; Sapers, Haley M. and Southam, Gordon (2013). Impact-generated hydrothermal systems on Earth and Mars. Icarus, 224(2) pp. 347–363.

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Moores, John E.; Francis, Raymond; Mader, Marianne; Osinski, G. R.; Barfoot, T.; Barry, N.; Basic, G.; Battler, M.; Beauchamp, M.; Blain, S.; Bondy, M.; Capitan, R-D.; Chanou, A.; Clayton, J.; Cloutis, E.; Daly, M.; Dickinson, C.; Dong, H.; Flemming, R.; Furgale, P.; Gammel, J.; Gharfoor, N.; Hussein, M.; Grieve, R.; Henrys, H.; Jaziobedski, P.; Lambert, A.; Leung, K.; Marion, C.; McCullough, E.; McManus, C.; Neish, C. D.; Ng, H. K.; Ozaruk, A.; Pickersgill, A.; Preston, L. J.; Redman, D.; Sapers, H.; Shankar, B.; Singleton, A.; Souders, K.; Stenning, B.; Stooke, P.; Sylvester, P. and Tornabene, L. (2012). A mission control architecture for robotic lunar sample return as field tested in an analogue deployment to the Sudbury impact structure. Advances in Space Research, 50(12) pp. 1666–1686.

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Preston, Louisa J. (2012). Mission to Mars. The Biologist, 59(5) pp. 16–20.

Fernández-Remolar, David C.; Preston, Louisa J.; Sánchez-Román, Mónica; Izawa, Matthew R. M.; Huang, L.; Southam, Gordon; Banerjee, Neil R.; Osinski, Gordon R.; Flemming, Roberta; Gómez-Ortíz, David; Prieto Ballesteros, Olga; Rodríguez, Nuria; Amils, Ricardo and Dyar, M. Darby (2012). Carbonate precipitation under bulk acidic conditions as a potential biosignature for searching life on Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 351 pp. 13–26.

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Antonenko, I.; Osinski, G. R.; Battler, M.; Beauchamp, M.; Cupelli, L.; Chanou, A.; Francis, R.; Mader, M. M.; Marion, C.; McCullough, E.; Pickersgill, A. E.; Preston, L. J.; Shankar, B.; Unrau, T. and Veillette, D. (2012). Issues of geologically-focused situational awareness in robotic planetary missions: lessons from an analogue mission at Mistastin Lake impact structure, Labrador, Canada. Advances in Space Research, 52(2) pp. 272–284.

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Battler, Melissa M.; Osinski, Gordon R.; Lim, Darlene S. S.; Davila, Alfonso F.; Michel, Frederick A.; Craig, Michael M.; Izawa, Matthew R. M.; Leoni, Lisa; Slater, Gregory F.; Fairen, Alberto G.; Preston, Louisa J. and Banerjee, Neil R. (2012). Characterization of the acidic cold seep emplaced jarositic Golden Deposit, NWT, Canada, as an analogue for jarosite deposition on Mars. Icarus, 224(2) pp. 382–398.

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Sánchez-Román, M.; Fernandez-Remolar, D.; Sanchez-Navas, N.; Romanek, N.; Schmid, T.; Nieto, F.; Oggerin, M.; Rodriguez, N.; Preston, L.; Izawa, M. R.; Southam, G.; Banerjee, N.; Osinski, G.; Dyar, D.; Gomez-Ortiz, D.; Prieto-Ballesteros, O. and Amils, R. (2012). Carbonate precipitation in acidic environments, a potential biosignature for searching for life on Mars. In: Astrobiology Science Conference 2012: Exploring Life: Past, Present, Near and Far, 16-20 Apr 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Preston, Louisa; Barber, Simeon and Grady, Monica (2012). CAFE - a new on-line resource for planning scientific field investigations in planetary analogue environments. In: 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 19-23 Mar 2012, The Woodlands, TX, US.

Preston, L. J.; Barber, S. J. and Grady, M. M. (2012). Introducing a new on-line resource for planning scientific field investigations in planetary analogue environments: CAFE. In: Astrobiology Science Conference 2012: Exploring Life: Past, Present, Near and Far, 16-20 Apr 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Preston, L. J.; Izawa, M. R. M. and Banerjee, N. R. (2011). Infrared spectroscopic characterization of organic matter associated with microbial bioalteration textures in basaltic glass. Astrobiology, 11(7) pp. 585–599.

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Osinski, G. R.; Preston, L.; Ferrière, L.; Prave, T.; Parnell, J.; Singleton, A. and Pickersgill, A. E. (2011). The Stac Fada “impact ejecta” layer: not what it seems. In: 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 8-12 Aug 2011, London, UK.

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Preston, L. J.; Shuster, J.; Fernandez-Remolar, D.; Banerjee, N. R.; Osinski, G. R. and Southam, G. (2011). The preservation and degradation of filamentous bacteria andbiomolecules within iron oxide deposits at Rio Tinto, Spain. Geobiology, 9(3) pp. 233–249.

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Preston, L. J.; Osinski, G. R.; Banerjee, N. R.; Daly, M.; Dietrich, P.; Doucet, M.; Kerr, A.; Robert, M.; Southam, G.; Spray, J. G.; Talbot, M.; Taylor, A. and Tremblay, M. (2011). TEMMI: a three-dimensional exploration multispectral microscopic imager for planetary exploration. In: GAC/ MAC - MAC/AMC - SEG - SGA Joint Annual Meeting: Navigating Past & Future Change, 25-27 May 2011, Ottawa, Canada.

Preston, Louisa J. and Genge, Matthew J. (2010). The Rhynie Chert, Scotland, and the search for life on Mars. Astrobiology, 10(5) pp. 549–560.

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Preston, L. J.; Shuster, J.; Fernandez-Remolar, D.; Banerjee, N. R.; Osinski, G. R. and Southam, G. (2010). An infrared study of modern and paleo-filamentous bacteria from Rio Tinto, Spain. In: Goldschmidt Conference 2010, 13-18 Jun 2010, Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Preston, L. J.; Benedix, G. K.; Genge, M. J. and Sephton, M. K. (2008). A multidisciplinary study of silica sinter deposits with applications to silica identification and detection of fossil life on Mars. Icarus, 198(2) pp. 331–350.

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