Tracing Life back to elements

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-132

  Trifonov, Edward N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Early molecular evolution; Origin of life; Origin of triplet code; Reconstruction of the past

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149124247     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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