Emergence of Life

Zygon

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 837-856

  Weber, Bruce H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenesis; Complexity; Emergence; Natural organization; Natural teleology; Origin of life; Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549035730     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2007.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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