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| Preface |
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1 Problems raised by a definition of life |
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3 | (11) |
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2 Some remarks about uses of cosmological anthropic `principles' |
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14 | (12) |
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3 Minimal cell: the biologist's point of view |
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26 | (21) |
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4 Minimal cell: the computer scientist's point of view |
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47 | (19) |
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5 Origins of life: computing and simulation approaches |
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66 | (19) |
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Part II Astronomical and geophysical context of the emergence of life |
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6 Organic molecules in the interstellar medium |
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85 | (13) |
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7 Cosmochemical evolution and the origin of life: insights from meteorites |
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98 | (20) |
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8 Astronomical constraints on the emergence of life |
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118 | (18) |
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9 Formation of habitable planets |
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136 | (18) |
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10 The concept of the galactic habitable zone |
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154 | (13) |
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11 The young Sun and its influence on planetary atmospheres |
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167 | (16) |
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183 | (22) |
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Part III The role of water in the emergence of life |
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13 Liquid water: a necessary condition for all forms of life? |
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205 | (13) |
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14 The role of water in the formation and evolution of planets |
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218 | (16) |
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234 | (13) |
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Part IV From non-living systems to life |
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16 Energetic constraints on prebiotic pathways: application to the emergence of translation |
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247 | (12) |
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17 Comparative genomics and early cell evolution |
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259 | (11) |
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18 Origin and evolution of metabolisms |
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270 | (21) |
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Part V Mechanisms for life evolution |
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19 Molecular phytogeny: inferring the patterns of evolution |
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291 | (22) |
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20 Horizontal gene transfer: mechanisms and evolutionary consequences |
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313 | (13) |
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21 The role of symbiosis in eukaryotic evolution |
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326 | (21) |
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Part VI Life in extreme conditions |
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22 Life in extreme conditions: Deinococcus radiodurans, an organism able to survive prolonged desiccation and high doses of ionizing radiation |
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347 | (12) |
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23 Molecular effects of UV and ionizing radiations on DNA |
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359 | (16) |
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24 Molecular adaptations to life at high salt: lessons from Haloarcula marismortui |
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375 | (16) |
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Part VII Traces of life and biosignatures |
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25 Early life: nature, distribution and evolution |
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391 | (23) |
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26 Early eukaryotes in Precambrian oceans |
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414 | (36) |
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27 Biomineralization mechanisms |
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450 | (19) |
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28 Limits of life and the biosphere: lessons from the detection of microorganisms in the deep sea and deep subsurface of the Earth |
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469 | (20) |
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Part VIII Life elsewhere? |
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29 Titan and the Cassini-Huygens mission |
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489 | (18) |
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30 The role of terrestrial analogue environments in astrobiology |
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507 | (16) |
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| Index |
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