Definitely life but not definitively

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 515-521

  Oliver, Joan D ^a   Perry, Randall S ^a,b  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b South Kensington Campus Imperial College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Definition of life; Definitions; Lexicology; Life; Living entities; Living systems; Origin of life; Science definitions; What is life; Working descriptions

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIFE; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE;

BIOGENESIS; EXOBIOLOGY; LIFE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33846440161     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9035-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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