Prebiological evolution and the physics of the origin of life

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-64

  Delaye, Luis ^a   Lazcano, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chemical evolution; Organic compounds; Prebiotic evolution; Prebiotic synthesis; Primitive replicators; Primitive terrestrial environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844338448     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2004.12.002     Document Type: Review

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