Are RNA viruses vestiges of an RNA world?

Journal for General Philosophy of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-141

  Fisher, Susie ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Protovirus; Retrograde evolution; Revisiting; RNA world; Virus origin

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955050642     PISSN: 09254560     EISSN: 15728587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10838-010-9119-8     Document Type: Article

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