The DNA of Bacteria of the World Ocean and the Earth in Cosmic Dust at the International Space Station

Figure 5

Possible ways of intact DNA (bacterial forms) transfer to the orbit of the ISS and from ISS surface. Kinetic constants of different transfer pathways of microorganisms are indicated as follows: : hypothetic Arrhenius’ way from the interplanetary space, : possible mass transfer of the dispersed matter from the Earth surface to the ISS orbit with the ascending branch of the global electric circuit, : possible contamination way from ISS internal volume to ISS surface, and : dissipation of the dust from the ISS surface to space.