Extreme life on Earth - past, present and possibly beyond

[en] Life may have been present on Earth since about 3.8 billion years ago or earlier. Multidisciplinary research, especially on the paleobiology and evolution of early microorganisms on Earth and the microbiology of extremophiles in the Earth's environments and under space conditions, enables the defining of strategies for the detection of potential extraterrestrial life by determining biosignatures and the environmental envelope of life. (C) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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Earth sciences & physical geography

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Javaux, Emmanuelle ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Paléobotanique - Paléopalynologie - Micropaléontologie (PPM)

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English

Title :

Extreme life on Earth - past, present and possibly beyond

Publication date :

2006

Journal title :

Research in Microbiology

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0923-2508

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1769-7123

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Elsevier, Paris, France

Volume :

157

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Pages :

37-48

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