A "warm formamide" scenario for the origins of life might not be so hot: Comment on "Formamide and the origin of life" by E. Di Mauro et al

Phys Life Rev. 2012 Mar;9(1):114-5; discussion 121-3. doi: 10.1016/j.plrev.2011.12.010. Epub 2011 Dec 28.

Author

Aaron S Burton¹

Affiliation

¹ NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States. aaron.s.burton@nasa.gov

PMID: 22222771
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2011.12.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Comment

MeSH terms

Formamides / chemistry*
Nucleic Acid Precursors / chemistry*
Nucleic Acids / chemical synthesis*
Origin of Life*

Substances

Formamides
Nucleic Acid Precursors
Nucleic Acids