Special thanks to those colleagues and friends who have provided support
| Alex Baker and Christopher Rose from Sent into Space, for conducting the stratospheric launches, without them, our research would have remained grounded! |  |
| Mrs Gloria Havenhand of MediBee (UK), for supplying honey samples for our studies on alternatives to antibiotics. |  |
| Dr Jim Gilmour for providing support and friendship, while remaining providing positive criticism of our work. |  |
| Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, for enthusing me about research on panspermia, and for a being a good friend. |  |