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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: search for life's origins
    sub title: progress and future directions in planetary biology and chemical evolution
  name:
    name part: National Research Council (U.S.)
    name part: Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution,
    role:
      role term: issuing body.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: dcu
    date issued: 1990
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xii pages, 148)) : illustrations
  abstract: The field of planetary biology and chemical evolution draws together experts in astronomy, paleobiology, biochemistry, and space science who work together to understand the evolution of living systems. This field has made exciting discoveries that shed light on how organic compounds came together to form self-replicating molecules--the origin of life. This volume updates that progress and offers recommendations on research programs--including an ambitious effort centered on Mars--to advance the field over the next 10 to 15 years. The book presents a wide range of data and research results on these and other issues: 1. The biogenic elements and their interaction in the interstellar clouds and in solar nebulae. 2. Early planetary environments and the conditions that lead to the origin of life. 3. The evolution of cellular and multicellular life. 4. The search for life outside the solar system. This volume will become required reading for anyone involved in the search for life's beginnings--including exobiologists, geoscientists, planetary scientists, and U.S. space and science policymakers.
  table of contents: Executive summary -- Overview -- The cosmic history of the biogenic elements and compounds -- Early planetary environments: implications for chemical evolution and the origin of life -- The origin of life -- The evolution of cellular and multicellular life -- Search for life outside the solar system -- Major research recommendations -- Space science program and policy issues -- References -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Index.
  note: Space Studies Board, Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.
  note: Title from PDF title page.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  note: Support for this project was provided by contract NASW 4102 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  subject:
    topic: Life
    topic: Origin
  subject:
    topic: Space biology
  subject:
    topic: Molecular evolution
  subject:
    topic: Origin of Life
  subject:
    topic: Evolution, Chemical
  subject:
    topic: Evolution, Planetary
  subject:
    topic: Exobiology
  subject:
    topic: SCIENCE
    topic: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry
    topic: Environmental)
  subject:
    topic: NATURE
    topic: Ecosystems & Habitats
    topic: Wilderness
  subject:
    topic: NATURE
    topic: Ecology
  subject:
    topic: SCIENCE
    topic: Life Sciences
    topic: Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Life
    topic: Origin
  subject:
    topic: Molecular evolution
  subject:
    topic: Space biology
  classification: QH325 .S418 1990eb
  classification: 577
  classification: QH 325
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Search for life's origins
    origin info:
      publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990
    identifier: (DLC) 90036899
    identifier: (OCoLC)21563951
  identifier: 0309042461
  identifier: 9780309042468
  identifier: 0585143099
  identifier: 9780585143095
  identifier: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx
  record info:
    record content source: NLM
    record creation date: 140904
    record change date: 20190114101400.0
    record identifier: ocm44954042
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng