Sulfur Cycling as a Viable Metabolism under Simulated Noachian/Hesperian Chemistries

• Published in: Life
• Main Authors: James A. W. Oliver, Matthew Kelbrick, Nisha K. Ramkissoon, Amy Dugdale, Ben P. Stephens, Ezgi Kucukkilic-Stephens, Mark G. Fox-Powell, Susanne P. Schwenzer, André Antunes, Michael C. Macey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: simulation; analogue; sulfur; enrichment; Science; Q; Arctic; Axel Heiberg Island; Colour Peak; Heiberg
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/life12040523; https://doaj.org/article/a5c84b0e251842ff86a6706b39405b9a

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