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An Estimate of the Total DNA in the Biosphere

Modern whole-organism genome analysis, in combination with biomass estimates, allows us to estimate a lower bound on the total information content in the biosphere: 5.3 × 10(31) (±3.6 × 10(31)) megabases (Mb) of DNA. Given conservative estimates regarding DNA transcription rates, this information co...

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Autores principales: Landenmark, Hanna K. E., Forgan, Duncan H., Cockell, Charles S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26066900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002168