MeSH definition : The interdisciplinary science that studies evolutionary biology, including the origin
and evolution of the major elements required for life, their processing in the interstellar
medium and in protostellar systems. This field also includes the study of chemical
evolution and the subsequent interactions between evolving biota and planetary evolution
as well as the field of biology that deals with the study of extraterrestrial life.;
MeSH synonym : Space Biology; Biologies, Space; Biology, Space; Space Biologies;
MeSH hyponym : astrobiology;
Related MeSH term : extraterrestrial life; Life, Extraterrestrial;
MeSH annotation : the discipline (education, history, etc) only; may also be used for articles about
the possibility of extraterrestrial life;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exobiology;
The interdisciplinary science that studies evolutionary biology, including the origin
and evolution of the major elements required for life, their processing in the interstellar
medium and in protostellar systems. This field also includes the study of chemical
evolution and the subsequent interactions between evolving biota and planetary evolution
as well as the field of biology that deals with the study of extraterrestrial life.
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