The origin of life—did it occur at high temperatures?

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 689-692

  Miller, Stanley L ^a   Lazcano, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Heat shock proteins; Hyperthermophiles; Origin of life; Pre RNA world; Primitive atmosphere; RNA world; Submarine hydrothermal vents

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; RNA;

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LIFE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

BIOGENESIS; EARTH (PLANET); EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, PLANETARY; HEAT; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; RNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0029563260     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: 14321432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00173146     Document Type: Article

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