Origin of life

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 317, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 267-278

  Lal, Ashwini Kumar ^a  

^a Central Statistical Organisation   (India)

Author keywords

Abiogenesis; Comets; Cyanobacteria; DNA; Extremophiles; Iron sulphur world; LUCA; Microbes; Miller Urey experiment; Panspermia; RNA; RNA world; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849144367     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: 1572946X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-008-9876-6     Document Type: Review

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