Nanophase iron oxides as a key ultraviolet sunscreen for ancient photosynthetic microbes

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Bishop, Janice L ^a,b   Louris, Stephanie K ^b   Rogoff, Dana A ^a,b   Rothschild, Lynn J ^b,c  

^a SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banded iron formations; Early Earth; Iron oxides; Optical spectroscopy; Oxygenated atmosphere; Photosynthesis; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; EARLY EARTH; IRON OXIDE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUGLENA;

EID: 33746409587     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550406002886     Document Type: Article

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