Phosphorus and Sulfur Cosmochemistry: Implications for the Origins of Life

Phosphorus is a key element for life. This work reviews the role of phosphorus in life. Theories on the origin of life are confounded by a lack of reactive phosphorus, and attempts to overcome the dearth of reactive phosphorus must employ unrealistic phosphorus compounds, energetic organic compound...

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Main Author: Pasek, Matthew Adam
Other Authors: Lauretta, Dante S.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194288