Prerequisites and conditions of the origin of life: Objectives for research

Geochemistry International

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 421-437

  Galimov, E M ^a  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GENETIC ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYPEPTIDES;

CATALYTIC FUNCTIONS; CHEMICAL ORDERING; PHOSPHATE MOBILITY; PLANETARY BODIES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

EARLY EARTH; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EID: 22744449460     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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