Comets and the origin of life /

The idea that comets may be connected with the origin of life on Earth was considered heresy a few decades ago, with scientists shying away from this possibility as if from a medieval superstition. However the case that comets may have contributed at least the complex organic building blocks of life...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wickramasinghe, Janaki
Otros Autores: Wickramasinghe, Chandra, 1939-, Napier, Bill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010.
Temas:
Exobiology.
Comets.
Life > Origin.
Molecular evolution.
Evolution, Molecular
Origin of Life
Comètes.
Vie > Origines.
Évolution moléculaire.
Exobiologie.
NATURE > Reference.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Comets
Exobiology
Life > Origin
Molecular evolution
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Overview
  • Cosmic dust and life
  • The origin of comets
  • Comets in the galactic environment
  • Dark comets: a link to panspermia
  • Expulsion of microbes from the solar system
  • Liquid water in comets
  • Origin of life
  • Expanding horizons of life.

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