Perspective: Researching the transition from non-living to the first microorganisms: Methods and experiments are major challenges

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-263

  Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Cell; Cell division; DNA; Earth; Ecology; Entropy; Evolution; Genetic instructions; Hypothesis; Life; Methods; Nucleic acids; Origin; Pre biotic; Reproduction; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CELL DIVISION; ECOLOGY; ENTROPY; EVOLUTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOGENESIS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77952581420     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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