The origin of cellular life
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Astrobiology involves the study of the origin and history of life on Earth, planets and moons where life may have arisen, and the search for extraterrestrial life. It combines the sciences of biology, chemistry, palaeontology, geology, planetary physics and astronomy. This textbook brings together world experts in each of these disciplines to provide the most comprehensive coverage of the field currently available. Topics cover the origin and evolution of life on Earth, the geological, physical and chemical conditions in which life might arise and the detection of extraterrestrial life on other planets and moons. The book also covers the history of our ideas on extraterrestrial life and the origin of life, as well as the ethical, philosophical and educational issues raised by astrobiology. Written to be accessible to students from diverse backgrounds, this text will be welcomed by advanced undergraduates and graduates who are taking astrobiology courses.
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Energy would have been required for the synthesis of prebiotic precursors, concentration of reactive solutes, polymerization, global mixing, and metabolisms in the origin of life.
“Energy would have been required for a variety of necessities for the origin of life: the synthesis of important prebiotic precursors, concentration of potentially reactive solutes, energetically unfavorable polymerization reactions, global mixing of prebiotic reactants and products, and metabolisms (Deamer, 2007; Deamer and Weber, 2010).”
From The Astrobiology Primer v2.0 (2016) · cites this paper as Deamer, 2007
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- Authors
- Deamer, D. W.
- Corresponding author
- Deamer, David W.
- ORCID
- Deamer, David W.
- Venue
- Planets and Life
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2007-09-13
- Pages
- 187-210
- OpenAlex
- W4210639236
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
- Keywords
- origin of cellular life, origin of life, astrobiology, extraterrestrial life, evolution of life on Earth, habitability conditions
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