Committee on the Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems, Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life ; Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies.
""Frontmatter ""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 A Sketch of the Chemistry Behind Known Carbon-based Life on Earth""; ""3 Pushing the Boundaries of Life""; ""4 Alternatives to Terran Biochemistry in Water""; ""5 Origin of Life""; ""6 Why Water? Toward More Exotic Habitats""; ""7 Life Detection and Biomarkers""; ""8 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Glossary""; ""B Biographies of Committee Members and Staff""
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Title
Limits of organic life in planetary systems.
International Standard Book Number
9780309104845
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Life on other planets.
Space environment.
Life on other planets.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Evolution.
Space environment.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
SCI-- 027000
TTD
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
576
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8/39
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QB54
Book number
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C648
2007eb
CORPORATE BODY NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Life Sciences.
National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life.
National Research Council (U.S.)., Space Studies Board.