Astrobiology : an evolutionary approach /: an evolutionary approach. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Vera M. Kolb.
• Editors: Kolb, Vera M
• Contents: Astrobiology: An Overview; Aaron David Goldman ; ; Origin of Elements and Formation of Solar System, Planets, and Exoplanets; Ken Rice ; ; Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach; Timothy F. Slater ; ; Analysis of Extraterrestrial Organic Matter in Murchison Meteorite: A Progress Report; Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Mourad Harir, Basem Kanawati, Régis Gougeon, Franco Moritz, Norbert Hertkorn, Sonny Clary, Istvan Gebefügi, and Zelimir Gabelica ; ; Prebiotic Synthesis of Biochemical Compounds: An Overview; Henderson James (Jim) Cleaves ; ; Biochemical Pathways as Evidence for Prebiotic Syntheses; Gene D. McDonald ; ; Roles of Silicon in Life on Earth and Elsewhere; Joseph B. Lambert and Senthil Andavan Gurusamy-Thangavelu ; ; Fossil Records for Early Life on Earth; David Wacey ; ; Prebiotic Chemistry: In Water and in the Solid State; Vera M. Kolb ; ; Encapsulation of Organic Materials in Protocells; Erica A. Frankel, Daniel C. Dewey, and Christine D. Keating ; ; Role of Phosphorus in Prebiotic Chemistry; Matthew Pasek ; ; Cold and Dry Limits of Life; Christopher P. McKay, Alfonso F. Davila, and Henry J. Sun ; ; Microorganisms in Space; Gerda Horneck and Ralf Moeller ; ; Search for Life on Mars: An Astrogeological Approach; Jesús Martínez-Frías ; ; Elusive Definition of Life: A Survey of Main Ideas; Radu Popa ; ; Language and Communication as Universal Requirements for Life; Guenther Witzany ; ; Transition from Abiotic to Biotic: Is There an Algorithm for It?; Sara Imari Walker ; ; Extraterrestrial Life: What Are We Looking For?; Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis N. Irwin, and Alberto G. Fairén ; ; Evolutionary Approach to Viruses in Astrobiology; Matti Jalasvuori and Jaana K.H. Bamford ; ; Virolution Can Help Us Understand the Origin of Life; Luis P. Villarreal ; ; Can Virolution Help Us Understand Recent Human Evolution?; Luis P. Villarreal Index ;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 576.839; Exobiology; Evolution (Biology)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466584624; 9781466584631
• Related ISBNs: 9781466584617
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