33. Criteria for life: Applications to Exo- and Astrobiology

  • Where did life originate, where did it evolve ? It must have developed rapidly during the precambrium on earth or it came from elsewhere.
  • Searching for life on Mars: what are the facts which justify looking for it and the concepts to search for it ?
  • Criteria for extraterrestrial life.
  • Unique chemical signatures which identify life processes.
  • Essential molecular components of living systems.
  • How old is the genetic code ?
  • Criteria for life and survival which determine the spreading of microorganisms on earth.
 
 
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