Actinides and life's origins

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 852-872

  Adam, Zachary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; Free radicals; Hadean; Origin of life; Prebiotic chemistry; Radiolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; ACTINIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NEUTRON; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PULSE RADIOLYSIS;

ACETONITRILES; ACTINOID SERIES ELEMENTS; ANIMALS; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PHOSPHORUS; PULSE RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 37749024906     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.0066     Document Type: Article

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