Defining 'life'

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-393

  Cleland, Carol E ^a   Chyba, Christopher F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Definition of life; Europa; Natural kinds; Viking

Indexed keywords

WATER;

EXOBIOLOGY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHILOSOPHY;

ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; LIFE; MICROCLIMATE; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW;

BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; LIFE; PHILOSOPHY; WATER;

EID: 0036669242     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020503324273     Document Type: Review

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