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"4. A Well-Behaved Universe". Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2009, pp. 36-57. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054288-004

(2009). 4. A Well-Behaved Universe. In Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone (pp. 36-57). Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054288-004

2009. 4. A Well-Behaved Universe. Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, pp. 36-57. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054288-004

"4. A Well-Behaved Universe" In Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone, 36-57. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054288-004

4. A Well-Behaved Universe. In: Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press; 2009. p.36-57. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054288-004

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
1. Caught Up in Life 1
2. Living Science 11
3. Defining Life 23
4. A Well-Behaved Universe 36
5. Well-Behaved Observers? 58
6. Life in the Cosmos 70
7. Life among the Stars 93
8. The Planetary Phenomenon 111
9. The Inner Solar System 122
10. The Outer Solar System 140
11. Extrasolar Planets 154
12. Life and Time 165
13. Making Cells from Scratch 178
14. Building Biospheres 188
15. Molecules 199
16. Metabolism 229
17. The Tree of Life 245
18. Exceptions 264
19. Intelligence 273
20. The Story of Life 289
Abbreviations 303
Notes 305
Acknowledgments 326
Index 327

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
1. Caught Up in Life 1
2. Living Science 11
3. Defining Life 23
4. A Well-Behaved Universe 36
5. Well-Behaved Observers? 58
6. Life in the Cosmos 70
7. Life among the Stars 93
8. The Planetary Phenomenon 111
9. The Inner Solar System 122
10. The Outer Solar System 140
11. Extrasolar Planets 154
12. Life and Time 165
13. Making Cells from Scratch 178
14. Building Biospheres 188
15. Molecules 199
16. Metabolism 229
17. The Tree of Life 245
18. Exceptions 264
19. Intelligence 273
20. The Story of Life 289
Abbreviations 303
Notes 305
Acknowledgments 326
Index 327

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