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Origins and evolution of life : an astrobiological perspective /
"Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists. Thirty chapters assembled in eight major sections convey the knowledge accumulated and the richness of the debates generated by...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Cambridge astrobiology ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists. Thirty chapters assembled in eight major sections convey the knowledge accumulated and the richness of the debates generated by this challenging theme. The text explores the latest research on the conditions and processes that led to the emergence of life on Earth and, by extension, perhaps on other planetary bodies. Diverse sources of knowledge are integrated, from astronomical and geophysical data, to the role of water, the origin of minimal life properties and the oldest traces of biological activity on our planet. This text will not only appeal to graduate students but to the large body of scientists interested in the challenges presented by the origin of life, its evolution, and its possible existence beyond Earth"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 526 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511933332 0511933339 0511928122 9780511928123 9780511933875 0511933878 1107216672 9781107216679 0511853157 9780511853159 1282943782 9781282943780 9786612943782 6612943785 0511931972 9780511931970 0511930631 9780511930638 |