Open AccessSecond genesis: The search for life on other worlds
Author(s) -
Christopher P. McKay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the biochemist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1740-1194
pISSN - 0954-982X
DOI - 10.1042/bio03606016
Subject(s) - astrobiology , epistemology , philosophy , environmental ethics , biology
The primary goal of astrobiology is the search for evidence of life beyond the Earth. It is worth asking why is this search of interest and how can it be done? I submit that the answer to the first question is also the answer to the second question and the answer is rooted in biochemistry.
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