Marine Hydrothermal Systems and the Origin of Life
Author | : N.G. Holm |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789401127417 |
ISBN-13 | : 9401127417 |
Rating | : 4/5 (417 Downloads) |
Download or read book Marine Hydrothermal Systems and the Origin of Life written by N.G. Holm and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research of the origins of life in connection with a marine environment started at the end of the seventies, when the `black smokers' in the Pacific were discovered and the Red Sea deep hydrothermal brines were found to be a fruitful environment for abiotic synthesis of life precursors. For a while this research was categorised under the heading `chemistry', but in less than a decade the topic became fully integrated into the science of 'oceanography'. The Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR) initiated Working Group 91: Chemical Evolution and Origin of Life in Marine Hydrothermal Systems'. This volume contains the final report of this working group.