First life [[electronic resource] ] : discovering the connections between stars, planets, and evolution on earth / / David Deamer |
Autore | Deamer D. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Evolution (Biology) |
Soggetto non controllato |
advances in science
astrobiology astronomy atmosphere biology bioscience birth of stars carbon compounds carbon chemistry cosmology death of stars ethics evolution life on earth life sciences life minerals nonfiction origin of life physics planet formation planetary science science and technology science spark of life stardust stars synthetic life technology volcanoes water |
ISBN |
1-283-27802-2
9786613278029 0-520-94895-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. A Fireball Over Australia -- 2. Where Did Life Begin? -- 3. When Did Life Begin? -- 4. Carbon and the Building Blocks of Life -- 5. The Handedness of Life -- 6. Energy and Life's Origins -- 7. Self-Assembly and Emergence -- 8. How To Build a Cell -- 9. Achieving Complexity -- 10. Multiple Strands of Life -- 11. Catalysts: Life in the Fast Lane -- 12. Copying Life's Blueprints -- 13. How Evolution Begins -- 14. A Grand Simulation of Prebiotic Earth -- 15. Prospects for Synthetic Life -- Epilogue -- Sources and Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790047803321 |
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The Mutual Influence of Religion and Science in the Human Understanding and Exploration of Outer Space |
Autore | Weibel Deana L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (166 p.) |
Soggetto topico | Religion & beliefs |
Soggetto non controllato |
Japanese Buddhism
non-western religions space exploration science anthropology religion spaceflight NASA awe astronauts overview effect ultraview effect space policy Evangelical Protestantism religion and politics President Donald Trump Vice President Mike Pence Space Force General Social Survey New Frontier rhetoric pioneer nationalism exceptionalism manifest destiny creationism astronomy incorporation power International Space Station iconography hierotopy material culture sacred space cosmonaut religious transhumanism Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speculative religion outer space folk astronomy anthropology of time Kolob history Holy See Vatican neo-rationalism astrobiology Martian complexity diversity anthropocentrism moral ethics alien life cognition culture philosophy sense of wonder |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557365903321 |
Weibel Deana L
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The Origin and Early Evolution of Life : Prebiotic Systems Chemistry Perspective |
Autore | Fiore Michele |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (320 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Biology, life sciences |
Soggetto non controllato |
origin of life
peptidyl-transferase center pseudo-symmetry proto-ribosome SymR emergence of biological systems RNA ligation dimerization standard genetic codes codon assignment tRNA aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase classes thiophene acetylene transition metal sulfides hydrothermal conditions early metabolism origin-of-life prebiotic chemistry protein-monosaccharide recognition protein-monosaccharide interactions FRET analysis glycocodon theory glucose oxidase Mars prebiotic chemical evolution early Earth astrobiology CHNOPS transition elements sample return exoplanets complex organic molecules astrochemistry interstellar medium molecular ices solid state protoplanetary disks star forming regions comets vesicles division urea-urease enzymatic reaction bending modulus budding ADE theory dynamic kinetic stability cognition chemical evolution systems chemistry metabolism network expansion simulation temperature thermodynamics protocell compartment solid interface lipid polymerization cyclic nucleotides autocatalytic set osmotic pressure cell division lipid membrane bistable reaction system template-directed RNA synthesis origin of genetic code time order of canonical amino acids proto-metabolism chirogenesis quartz amino acids radiation damage GC×GC-TOFMS origins of life prebiotic membranes protoamphiphiles metal ions hot springs N-acyl amino acid analogue conditions viroids ribozyviruses primordial replicators ribozymes bilayer structure molecular dynamics aggregation process selection evolution Fenton chemistry reduced phosphorus pyrophosphate chemical complexity minerals schreibersite olivine serpentinite ulexite |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Origin and Early Evolution of Life |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910580210103321 |
Fiore Michele
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