Question 2: Why astrobiology?

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 341-344

  Pizzarello, Sandra ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chembiogenesis; Chemical evolution; Interstellar molecular clouds; Meteorites

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; COMET; COSMIC RAY; METEORITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; BIOLOGY; EARLY EARTH;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXOBIOLOGY;

EID: 34548042785     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-007-9076-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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