Hydrothermal vents and the origin of life

2008/09/29 by William Martin, John A. Baross, John Baross +3 · 16 citations
Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology #Origins and Evolution of Life

paper · doi:10.1038/nrmicro1991

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