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A. G. Cairns-Smith

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1966

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University of Glasgow(Current)

A. G. Cairns-Smith is an author at University of Glasgow specializing in engineering, natural sciences, and chemistry.

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1966–2008

22

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Photo-oxidation of hydrated Fe2+—significance for banded iron formations

Paul S. Braterman, A. G. Cairns-Smith, R. W. Sloper · Nature · 1983 · 298 citations

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The origin of life and the nature of the primitive gene

A. G. Cairns-Smith · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1966 · 235 citations

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Precambrian solution photochemistry, inverse segregation, and banded iron formations

A. G. Cairns-Smith · Nature · 1978 · 232 citations

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Submarine hot springs and the origin of life

Michael J. Russell, A. J. Hall, A. G. Cairns-Smith et al. · Nature · 1988 · 158 citations · Full text

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Clay minerals and the origin of life

A. G. Cairns-Smith, Hyman Hartman · 1986 · 146 citations

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