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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. The
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Editor
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 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?
- Back Cover