Muriel Gargaud ( Ed. -in-chief)

Lectures in Astrobiology

Vol I : Part 2: From Prebiotic Chemistry to the Origin of Life on Earth
Herausgegeben:Barbier, Bernard; Gargaud, Muriel; Martin, Hervé; Reisse, Jacques

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the second of a divided two-part softcover edition of the "Lectures in Astrobiology Volume I" containing the sections "General Introduction", "From Prebiotic Chemistry to the Origin of Life on Earth" and "Appendices" including an extensive glossary on Astrobiology.

"Lectures in Astrobiology" is the first comprehensive textbook at graduate level encompassing all aspects of the emerging field of astrobiology. Volume I of the Lectures in Astrobiology gathers a first set of extensive lectures that cover a broad range of topics, from the formation of solar systems to the quest for the most primitive life forms that emerged on the Early Earth.

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Produktdetails

• Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 10903704, 978-3-540-29004-9
• 2006
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 706g
• ISBN-13: 9783540290049
• ISBN-10: 3540290044
• Artikelnr.: 15006648

Autorenporträt

Muriel Gargaud, Observatoire de l'Université de Bordeaux, France / Bernard Barbier, CNRS UPR, Orleans, France / Herve Martin, CNRS, UMR, Clermont-Ferrand, France / Jacques Reisse, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Laboratory Simulation of Prebiotic Chemistry.- The Role of Chirality.- The Role of Membranes.- Peptides and Amino Acids.- The ARN World.- Ribozymes.- The Origin of Metabolism.- Extremophiles.- Origin and Nature of Nyperthemophiles.- Mineral Biosignatures.- Molecular Biomarkers.- Biosignatures in Icy Regions.- Genetric Code and Evolution.- Philogenie.- Hydrothermal Sources.