Organic Compound Synthesis on the Primitive Earth

1959/07/31 by Stanley L. Miller, Harold C. Urey · 14 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Origins and Evolution of Life #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

paper · doi:10.1126/science.130.3370.245

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Citations

• A Production of Amino Acids Under Possible Primitive Earth Conditions

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