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100	1		_aIrwin, Louis Neal. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCosmic Biology _h[electronic resource] : _bHow Life Could Evolve on Other Worlds / _cby Louis Neal Irwin, Dirk Schulze-Makuch.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bPraxis : _bImprint: Praxis, _c2011.
300			_aXXII, 338 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	1		_aSpringer Praxis Books
505	0		_aPreface -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter 1: Rare Earths and Life Unseen -- Chapter 2: Life, Chemistry, Action! -- Chapter 3: Life's Fundamentals -- Chapter 4: Fire and Water -- Chapter 5: Frozen Desert -- Chapter 6: Hell Fire and Brimstone -- Chapter 7: Suspended Animation -- Chapter 8: Deep and Dark -- Chapter 9: Fire and Ice -- Chapter 10: Petrolakes -- Chapter 11: Exotic Cocktails -- Chapter 12: Biocomplexity in the Cosmos -- Chapter13: Anticipating the Future -- Glossary -- Index.
520			_aIt is very unlikely that little green humanoids are living on Mars. But what are the possible life forms that might exist in our Solar System and how might they have evolved? This uniquely authoritative and imaginative book on the possibilties for alien life addresses the intrinsic interest that we have about life on other worlds - reinforcing some of our assumptions and reshaping others. It introduces new possibilties that will enlarge our understanding of the issue overall, in particular the enormous range of environments and planetary conditions within which life might evolve. Cosmic Biology -discusses a broad range of possible environments where alien life might have evolved; -explains why carbon-based, water-borne life is more likely that its alternatives, but is not the only possiblity; -applies the principles of planetary science and modern biology to evolutionary scenarios on other worlds; -looks at the future fates of living systems, including those on Earth.
650		0	_aPhysics.
650		0	_aBioorganic chemistry.
650		0	_aAstrophysics.
650		0	_aAstrobiology.
650		0	_aAstronomy.
650	1	4	_aPhysics.
650	2	4	_aAstrobiology.
650	2	4	_aPopular Science in Astronomy.
650	2	4	_aExtraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
650	2	4	_aAnimal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
650	2	4	_aBioorganic Chemistry.
700	1		_aSchulze-Makuch, Dirk. _eauthor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781441916464
830		0	_aSpringer Praxis Books
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1647-1
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