Electronic Resource
Palo Alto, Calif.
:
Annual Reviews
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
30 (1999), S. 397-420
ISSN:
0066-4162
Source:
Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection 1932-2001ff
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The search for the origins of life and its presence beyond Earth is strengthened by new technology and by evidence that life tolerates extreme conditions and that planets are widespread. Astrobiologists learn how planets develop and maintain habitable conditions. They combine biological and information sciences to decipher the origins of life. They examine how biota, particularly microorganisms, evolve, at scales from the molecular to the biosphere level, including interactions with long-term planetary changes. Astrobiologists learn how to recognize the morphological, chemical, and spectroscopic signatures of life in order to explore both extraterrestrial samples and electromagnetic spectra reflected from extrasolar planets.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.30.1.397
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