Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Origin of Planets and Life
- 2 Towards a Theory of Life
- 3 Terran Metabolism
- 4 Planet Formation
- Part III History of Life on Earth
- Part IV Habitability of the Solar System
- Part V Exoplanets and Life in the Galaxy
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
3 - Terran Metabolism
The First Billion Years
from Part II - Origin of Planets and Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Origin of Planets and Life
- 2 Towards a Theory of Life
- 3 Terran Metabolism
- 4 Planet Formation
- Part III History of Life on Earth
- Part IV Habitability of the Solar System
- Part V Exoplanets and Life in the Galaxy
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Frontiers of Astrobiology , pp. 48 - 72Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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