Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
Volume 1 / 1999 to Volume 28 / 2013
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Volume 1 / 1999 to Volume 28 / 2013
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There are some locations on Earth in which one would not expect to find any living organisms, these are environments under extreme conditions. The conditions at these locations are at the limits of life and ve...
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Life has expanded its living range into almost every environmental niche imaginable on Earth. These include habitats of extreme temperature, pressure, and pH ranges, and environments with low nutrient and oxyg...
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Based on the chapter presented within this volume, one of the conclusions might be, that there is no doubt, that habitable worlds exist. Even in our neighborhood, in our own solar system, it is not improbable ...
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Life exists in almost every ecological niche on Earth, and the majority of living organisms thrive in “normal” or “common” conditions. These are the environments that we are familiar with from our daily life. ...
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A Fresh, Interdisciplinary Look at How Design Emerges in Complex Systems, Especially Life
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The first steps of Genesis (origin of life) and the evolution of organisms are still challenging biological mysteries. Many countries and states debate how to teach origins and evolution in their school system...
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“Are we alone?” or “Is Anybody Out There?” have been permanent quandaries among mankind from the ancient times to now. In this book, we are discussing the diversity of life on Earth and possibly on other celes...
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Life on Earth is ubiquitous. Most of the organisms that we know thrive in normal environments that we consider to be ambient habitats. Extremophiles are among the microorganisms living on the edge of life unde...
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