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Stardust, supernovae and the molecules of life : might we all be aliens / Richard N. Boyd.

Stardust, supernovae and the molecules of life : might we all be aliens / Richard N. Boyd.
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ISBN 9781461413318
Name Boyd, Richard N.
Title Stardust, supernovae and the molecules of life : might we all be aliens / Richard N. Boyd.
Published New York : Springer, c2012.
Description xi, 215 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Where were the amino acids, the molecules of life, created: perhaps in a lightning storm in the early Earth, or perhaps elsewhere in the cosmos? This book argues that at least some of them must have been produced in the cosmos, and that the fact that the Earthly amino acids have a specific handedness provides an important clue for that explanation. This book discusses several models that purport to explain the handedness, ultimately proposing a new explanation that involves cosmic processing of the amino acids produced in space. This book provides a tour for laypersons that includes a definition of life, the Big Bang, stellar nucleosynthesis, the electromagnetic spectrum, molecules, and supernovae and the particles they produce." -- back cover.
Subjects Ecology
Life -- Origin
Exobiology
Series Astronomers' universe
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