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Cosmic Thermobiology

Thermal Constraints on the Origin and Evolution of Life in the Universe

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    Charles H. Lineweaver

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Lineweaver, C.H., Schwartzman, D. (2004). Cosmic Thermobiology. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Origins. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2522-X_15

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