The origin of life-a review of facts and speculations

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 491-495

  Orgel, Leslie E ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; SULFIDE;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; IRON; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA;

EID: 0032422883     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(98)01300-0     Document Type: Review

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