The Big Bang, Superstring Theory and the origin of life on the Earth

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 403-412

  Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assembly; Bacteria; Biocomplexity; Evolution; Superstring Theory

Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GRAVITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 32344432773     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thbio.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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