Two approaches to the study of the origin of life

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-131

  Hengeveld, R ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biogenesis; Element selection; Hydrogen; Metals; Periodic system; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METAL;

CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORIGIN OF LIFE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOGENESIS; HYDROGEN; METALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 36549051257     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-007-9017-6     Document Type: Article

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