A Strategy for Origins of Life Research

Astrobiology. 2015 Dec;15(12):1031-42. doi: 10.1089/ast.2015.1113.

Abstract

Contents 1. Introduction 1.1. A workshop and this document 1.2. Framing origins of life science 1.2.1. What do we mean by the origins of life (OoL)? 1.2.2. Defining life 1.2.3. How should we characterize approaches to OoL science? 1.2.4. One path to life or many? 2. A Strategy for Origins of Life Research 2.1. Outcomes-key questions and investigations 2.1.1. Domain 1: Theory 2.1.2. Domain 2: Practice 2.1.3. Domain 3: Process 2.1.4. Domain 4: Future studies 2.2. EON Roadmap 2.3. Relationship to NASA Astrobiology Roadmap and Strategy documents and the European AstRoMap Appendix I Appendix II Supplementary Materials References.

Publication types

  • Congress
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Consensus
  • Exobiology
  • Interdisciplinary Communication*
  • Life
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Natural Science Disciplines*
  • Origin of Life*
  • Physical Phenomena
  • Planets
  • RNA
  • Research*

Substances

  • RNA