Planetary systems and the origin of life

Higgs, Paul G. (Added Author). Pudritz, Ralph E. (Added Author). Stone, J. R. (Jonathon Richard), 1966- (Added Author).

Summary: Interdisciplinary overview of astrobiology for students and researchers in astrophysics, planetary science, geosciences, biochemistry, and biology.

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ISBN: 9780521875486
ISBN: 9780511366048
ISBN: 052187548X
ISBN: 9786611146283
ISBN: 9781281146281
ISBN: 9781139132916
ISBN: 9780511536120
ISBN: 9780511367885
ISBN: 9780511367298
ISBN: 9780511366673
ISBN: 9780511366048
ISBN: 9780511364266
ISBN: 6611146288
ISBN: 1281146285
ISBN: 1139132911
ISBN: 0511536127
ISBN: 0511367880
ISBN: 0511367295
ISBN: 0511366671
ISBN: 0511366043
ISBN: 0511364261
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 315 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Observations of extrasolar planetary systems / Shay Zucker -- Atmospheres of extrasolar planets / L. Jeremy Richardson, Sara Seager -- Terrestrial planet formation / Edward W. Thommes -- From protoplanetary disks to prebiotic amino acids and the origin of the genetic code / Paul G. Higgs, Ralph E. Pudritz -- Emergent phenomena in biology: the origin of cellular life / David Deamer -- Extremophiles: defining the envelope for the search for life in the universe / Lynn Rothschild -- Hyperthermophilic life on Earth -- and on Mars? / Karl O. Stetter -- Phylogenomics: how far back in the past can we go? / Henner Brinkmann, Denis Baurain, Herv�e Philippe -- Horizontal gene transfer, gene histories, and the root of the tree of life / Olga Zhaxybayeva, J. Peter Gogarten -- Evolutionary innovation versus ecological incumbency / Adolf Seilacher -- Gradual origin for the metazoans / Alexandra Pontefract, Jonathon Stone -- Search for life on Mars / Chris P. McKay -- Life in the dark dune spots of Mars: a testable hypothesis / E�ors Szathm�ary [and others] -- Titan: a new astrobiological vision from the Cassini-Huygens data / Fran�cois Raulin -- Europa, the ocean moon: tides, permeable ice, and life / Richard Greenberg.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.