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Butch, Christopher J. and Meringer, Markus and Gagnon, Jean-Sebastien and Cleaves, H. James (2021) Open questions in understanding life's origins. Communications Chemistry, 4, 11_1-11_4. Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s42004-021-00448-8. ISSN 2399-3669.
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Abstract
The chemical space of prebiotic chemistry is extremely large, while extant biochemistry uses only a few thousand interconnected molecules. Here we discuss how the connection between these two regimes can be investigated, and explore major outstanding questions in the origin of life.
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| Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Information: | Article number: 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Open questions in understanding life's origins | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 2 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Communications Chemistry | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume: | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1038/s42004-021-00448-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | 11_1-11_4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer Nature | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 2399-3669 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | computational chemistry, chemical origin of life | ||||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | R EW - Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Explorationsstudien (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Remote Sensing Technology Institute > Atmospheric Processors | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Meringer, Dr.rer.nat. Markus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 12 Feb 2021 13:05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 19 Feb 2021 17:16 |
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