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| Title |
Does the Rapid Appearance of Life on Earth Suggest that Life Is Common in the Universe?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Astrobiology, August 2002
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| DOI | 10.1089/153110702762027871 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Charles H. Lineweaver, Tamara M. Davis |
| Abstract |
It is sometimes assumed that the rapidity of biogenesis on Earth suggests that life is common in the Universe. Here we critically examine the assumptions inherent in this if-life-evolved-rapidly-life-must-be-common argument. We use the observational constraints on the rapidity of biogenesis on Earth to infer the probability of biogenesis on terrestrial planets with the same unknown probability of biogenesis as the Earth. We find that on such planets, older than approximately 1 Gyr, the probability of biogenesis is > 13% at the 95% confidence level. This quantifies an important term in the Drake Equation but does not necessarily mean that life is common in the Universe. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 86 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 80 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 19 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 17% |
| Professor | 13 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 11 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy | 25 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 20% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 12 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 31. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 April 2023.
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#270
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#1,040
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