The origin of life: Look up and look down

Astrobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1087-1092

  Peters, John W ^a   Williams, Loren Dean ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; LIGANDS; PHYLOGENY; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84868370084     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0818     Document Type: Review

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