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Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 403-418

Experimental silicification of the extremophilic archaea pyrococcus abyssi and methanocaldococcus jannaschii: Applications in the search for evidence of life in early earth and extraterrestrial rocks

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BIOMARKER; EARLY EARTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; EXTREMOPHILE; FOSSILIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LYSIS; MARS; MICROFOSSIL; POLYMER; PROKARYOTE; SILICIFICATION;

EID: 68949085306     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2009.00212.x     Document Type: Article
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