Clay-nucleic acid complexes: Characteristics and implications for the preservation of genetic material in primeval habitats

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-315

  Franchi, Marco ^a   Bramanti, Emilia ^b   Morassi Bonzi, Laura ^a   Luigi Orioli, Pier ^a   Vettori, Cristina ^a   Gallori, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EID: 0033133865     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006557832574     Document Type: Article

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