From Suns to Life: A Chronological Approach to the History of Life on Earth
Author | : Muriel Gargaud |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2007-07-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0387450831 |
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This review gathers astronomers, geologists, biologists, and chemists around a common question: how did life emerge on Earth? The ultimate goal is to probe an even more demanding question: is life universal? This not-so linear account highlights problems, gaps, and controversies. Discussion covers the formation of the solar system; the building of a habitable planet; prebiotic chemistry, biochemistry, and the emergence of life; the early Earth environment, and much more.