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Chemistry in Prebiotic Aerosols: A Mechanism for the Origin of Life

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Tervahattu, H., Tuck, A., Vaida, V. (2004). Chemistry in Prebiotic Aerosols: A Mechanism for the Origin of Life. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Origins. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2522-X_10

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