| 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 |