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The error in our estimate of the age of the earth would be quite unimportant in the
following discussion if the meteorites were formed one million or even 100 million
years after the formation of the earth. All three dating methods have been used ...
The error in our estimate of the age of the earth would be quite unimportant in the
following discussion if the meteorites were formed one million or even 100 million
years after the formation of the earth. All three dating methods have been used ...
Page 144
Most of the bonds in thermal polypeptides are of the normal type, but those
formed from mixtures which include aspartic and glutamic acid also contain 3-s
and 0-y amide links, respectively. Abnormal bonds are also formed to the 6-
amino ...
Most of the bonds in thermal polypeptides are of the normal type, but those
formed from mixtures which include aspartic and glutamic acid also contain 3-s
and 0-y amide links, respectively. Abnormal bonds are also formed to the 6-
amino ...
Page 219
We have described in some detail the stages that we believe led to the formation
of these earliest organisms from the inorganic constituents which made up the
surface of the primitive earth. The solar system was formed about 4.5 to 5.0 × 10°
...
We have described in some detail the stages that we believe led to the formation
of these earliest organisms from the inorganic constituents which made up the
surface of the primitive earth. The solar system was formed about 4.5 to 5.0 × 10°
...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE | 16 |
The Present Oxidizing Atmosphere | 34 |
Copyright | |
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abundant adenine alanine aldehydes amino acids ammonia ammonium amounts aqueous solution aspartic acid biochemical biological carbon Chem chemical concentration condensation contain COOH cyanamide cyanate cyanoacetylene cyanogen cytosine decomposition electric discharge energy enzyme equilibrium evolution evolved example formaldehyde formation formed genetic geological glutamic acid glycine half-lives hydrogen cyanide hydrolysis hydrolyzed important inorganic isomers L. E. Orgel living organisms lysine mechanism membranes metabolism meteorite methane mixture molecules nitrogen nucleic acids nucleosides obtained occur OH OH OH optically active organic compounds origin oxidation oxygen pathways peptide phosphate phosphorylation photochemical photosynthesis planets poly polymerization polymers polynucleotides polypeptides possible prebiotic conditions prebiotic synthesis Precambrian present primitive atmosphere primitive earth primitive ocean purines pyrimidines reaction replication rocks S. L. Miller S. W. Fox Science sequence solar system stars structure sugars surface t-RNA temperature tetramer thermal ultraviolet light uridine yield
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Origins of Life on the Earth Concepts of modern biology series Prentice-Hall Biological Science Series |
| Authors | Stanley L. Miller, Leslie E. Orgel |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Prentice-Hall, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 27 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0136420826, 9780136420828 |
| Length | 229 pages |
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