Title:
Astrobiology : an evolutionary approach
Author:
Kolb, Vera M., editor.
ISBN:
9780429102646
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (504 pages) : 350 illustrations
Contents:
chapter 1 Astrobiology: An Overview / chapter 2 Origin of Elements and Formation of Solar System, Planets, and Exoplanets / chapter 3 Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach / chapter 4 Analysis of Extraterrestrial Organic Matter in Murchison Meteorite: A Progress Report / chapter 5 Prebiotic Synthesis of Biochemical Compounds: An Overview / chapter 6 Biochemical Pathways as Evidence for Prebiotic Syntheses / chapter 7 Roles of Silicon in Life on Earth and Elsewhere / chapter 8 Fossil Records for Early Life on Earth / chapter 9 Prebiotic Chemistry: In Water and in the Solid State / chapter 10 Encapsulation of Organic Materials in Protocells / chapter 11 Role of Phosphorus in Prebiotic Chemistry / chapter 12 Cold and Dry Limits of Life / chapter 13 Microorganisms in Space / chapter 14 Search for Life on Mars: An Astrogeological Approach / chapter 15 Elusive Definition of Life: A Survey of Main Ideas / chapter 16 Language and Communication as Universal Requirements for Life / chapter 17 Transition from Abiotic to Biotic: Is There an Algorithm for It? / chapter 18 Extraterrestrial Life: What Are We Looking For? / chapter 19 Evolutionary Approach to Viruses in Astrobiology / chapter 20 Virolution Can Help Us Understand the Origin of Life / chapter 21 Can Virolution Help Us Understand Recent Human Evolution?
Abstract:
Astrobiology: An Evolutionary Approach provides a full course in astrobiology with an emphasis on abiogenesis and evolution. The book presents astrobiology both as a developing science and as the science of the future. The origins of life and the possibility of life elsewhere continues to be a subject of scientific and philosophical examination. These topics evolve with time as our understanding of life itself and the laws of chemical and biological evolution evolve. Astrobiology: An Evolutionary Approach aims both to provide a foundation in astrobiology and to describe the most challenging questions and problems in the field.
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