From cytoplasm to environment: The inorganic ingredients for the origin of life

Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 294-302

  Novoselov, Alexey A ^a,g   Serrano, Paloma ^b   Pacheco, Mírian Liza Alves Forancelli ^c   Chaffin, Michael Scott ^d   O'malley James, Jack Thomas ^e   Moreno, Susan Carla ^a   Ribeiro, Filipe Batista ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^f SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^g João Pandiá Calógeras ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Early Earth; Hadean; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATION; ELEMENT; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHANE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METABOLISM; SEA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIA; BIOGENESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATIONS; CYTOPLASM; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWATER;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84875753488     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0836     Document Type: Article

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