The ineluctable requirement for the trans-iron elements molybdenum and/or tungsten in the origin of life

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Schoepp Cothenet, Barbara ^a   Van Lis, Robert ^a   Philippot, Pascal ^c   Magalon, Axel ^b   Russell, Michael J ^d   Nitschke, Wolfgang ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84859739098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00263     Document Type: Article

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