Astrobiology: Exploring the Origins, Evolution, and Distribution of Life in the Universe
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Author: D.J. Des Marais, M.R. Walter, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
Subject: Science and Technology
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SERC
Collection Name: Microbial Life (MLER) (SERC)
Abstract: This 26-page review article introduces the field of astrobiology and addresses novel differences between astrobiology and previous efforts in exobiology. Topics include: recent discoveries create a mandate; key components of the discipline; life in the universe, the basic issues (featuring the Drake equation); research and exploration (involving formation and distribution of habitable planets); the origins of Life; evolution on molecular, organism, ecosystem, and biosphere levels; recognizing signatures of Life beyond Earth (introducing biomarkers); other biospheres in our solar system; biospheres in other solar systems; and the whole exceeds the sum of its parts.
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Language: English
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