Title:
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ORIGINS
GENESIS, EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE |
By: |
Joseph Seckbach (Editor) |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£219.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1402018134 |
ISBN 13: |
9781402018138 |
Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
Series: |
Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology v. 6 |
Pages: |
709 |
Description: |
Examines the astrobiological origins of life and the emergence of biodiversity in extreme environments. In this title, the coverage includes extremophiles: microbes living in hostile conditions of high temperature, psychrophilic, UV radiation, and halophilic environments. It also discusses the origin and history of Martian water. |
Synopsis: |
In this book forty eminent scientists examine the astrobiological origins of life and the emergence of biodiversity in extreme environments. The coverage includes extremophiles: microbes living in hostile conditions of high temperature, psychrophilic, UV radiation, and halophilic environments. Also discussed are the origin and history of Martian water, and the possible biogeochemistry inside Titan. |
Illustrations: |
biography |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
Returns: |
Returnable |