| Literature DB >> 11536858 |
Abstract
We do not understand the steps leading from the abiotic early earth to the RNA world. Consequently, we cannot estimate the time required for the origins of life. Attempts to circumvent this essential difficulty are based on misunderstandings of the nature of the problem.Keywords: NASA Discipline Exobiology; Non-NASA Center
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Year: 1998 PMID: 11536858 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006561308498
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orig Life Evol Biosph ISSN: 0169-6149 Impact factor: 1.950