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Astrobiology

Origins from the Big-Bang to Civilisation Proceedings of the Iberoamerican School of Astrobiology Caracas, Venezuela, 28 November– 8 December, 1999

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Julián Chela-Flores

    1. The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy
      Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Venezuela

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  2. Guillermo A. Lemarchand

    1. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (CONICET), Argentina
      Centro de Estudios Avanzados, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  3. John Oró

    1. Department of Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, USA

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Table of contents (35 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Introduction to Astrobiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Origins

      • Julian Chela-Flores
      Pages 3-12

    3. Detectability of Intelligent Life in the Universe: A Search Based in our Knowledge of the Laws of Nature

      • Guillermo A. Lemarchand
      Pages 13-32

    4. Cosmos and Cosmology

      • Héctor Rago
      Pages 33-40

    5. New Developments in Astronomy Relevant to Astrobiology

      • Sabatino Sofia
      Pages 41-53

  3. Chemical Evolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Cosmochemical Evolution and the Origin of Life on Earth

      • John Oró
      Pages 57-69

    3. Chemical Evolution in the Early Earth

      • A. Negron-Mendoza, S. Ramos-Bernal
      Pages 71-84

    4. Nitrogen Fixation in Planetary Environments: A Comparison Between Mildly Reducing and Neutral Atmospheres

      • Rafael Navarro-González
      Pages 85-96

  4. Biological bases for the Study of the Evolution of Life in the Universe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Darwinian Dynamics and Biogenesis

      • Jesus Alberto Leon
      Pages 99-107

    3. Evolution of Adaptive Systems

      • Hernán J. Dopazo
      Pages 109-120

    4. Contemporary Controversies Within the Framework of the Evolutionary Theory

      • Alicia Massarini
      Pages 121-133

    5. Molecular Biology and the Reconstruction of Microbial Phylogenies: Des Liaisons Dangereuses?

      • A. Becerra, E. Silva, L. Lloret, S. Islas, A. M. Velasco, A. Lazcano
      Pages 135-150

  5. Study of Life in the Solar System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Astrobiology and the Esa Science Programme

      • Willem Wamsteker, Augustin Chicarro
      Pages 153-162

    3. The Chemical Composition of Comets

      • Humberto Campins
      Pages 163-176

  6. Origins of cognitive systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Information, Life and Brains

      • Juan G. Roederer
      Pages 179-194
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Editors and Affiliations

  • The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy

    Julián Chela-Flores

  • Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Venezuela

    Julián Chela-Flores

  • Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (CONICET), Argentina

    Guillermo A. Lemarchand

  • Centro de Estudios Avanzados, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo A. Lemarchand

  • Department of Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, USA

    John Oró

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Astrobiology

  • Book Subtitle: Origins from the Big-Bang to Civilisation Proceedings of the Iberoamerican School of Astrobiology Caracas, Venezuela, 28 November– 8 December, 1999

  • Editors: Julián Chela-Flores, Guillermo A. Lemarchand, John Oró

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4313-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6587-7Published: 30 September 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5865-0Published: 09 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4313-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 336

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Geochemistry, Planetology, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry

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