Biogeochemistry: The nitrogen fix

James F. Kasting; Janet L. Siefert

doi:10.1038/35083660

Biogeochemistry: The nitrogen fix

James F. Kasting, Janet L. Siefert

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At some time in life's history, microorganisms started to make metabolically usable nitrogen from N₂ in the atmosphere. A provocative proposal accounts for the 'why and when' of that event.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	26-27
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	412
Issue number	6842
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/35083660
State	Published - Jul 5 2001

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