Research and publications 


Dr. Krishna Bahadur's research spans over several decades. Many of his research papers may be found and read online on this site. Please feel free to contact us, if you have any questions or comments regarding the research of Dr. Krishna Bahadur. 

Books and citations  

 

Books

 “Jeewanu”, The Protocell.
Bahadur K.
M/S Ram Narain Lal Beni Prasad, New Katra
Allahabad-211002(U.P) India. (1966)


Origin of Life: A Functional Approach
Bahadur K. and Ranganayaki S.
M/S Ram Narain Lal Beni Prasad, New Katra
Allahabad-211002(U.P), India, (1981)


Citations

Organic Chemistry (Vol-2)
I.L.Finar
The English Language Book Society and Longmans, Green & Co.Ltd. p.580,(1962).

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Biochemical Predestinations
Dean K. Kenyon G. Steinmain.
Mc.Graw- Hill Book Co., New York
p.144, 237, 238-39., (1969)

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The Life Puzzle

A.G.E. Cairns Smith,
Oliver And Boyd Edinburgh.
Chapter-2, p-17 (1971)

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Origin of Life.

John Keosian
2nd Ed. Reinhold Book Corporation,New York.
p.32, 43, 50 &60. (1968)

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Genetic Takeover And The Mineral Origin of Life.

A.G.Cairns Smith,
Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, p424 (1982)

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The Evolution of Bio-Energetic Process.

E.Broda.
Pergamon Press, Oxford,P 220 (1973).
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Protocells : Bridging Nonliving and Living Matter

Edited by Steen Rasmussen, Mark A. Bedau,  Liaochai Chen, David Deamer, David Krakauer, Norman, H.Packard and Peter F. Stadler.
MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2008.
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Read the introduction here

 

Read K.B Publications online:

"A functional approach to the Origin of Life problem"
Krishna Bahadur et al., 1980
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Photochemical formation of self-sustaining coa-cervates"
Krisha Bahadur, 1973
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"
Histochemical study of lipid-like matrial in photochemically formed jeewanu, the photocell, with formaldehyde partially replaced by other organic sources"
Krishna Bahadur, 1931 ; P.K Varma, 1931
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publication online here

"Photosynthesis of Amino-Acids from Paraformaldehylde and Potassium Nitrate"
Krishna Bahadur, 1954,
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”Jeewanu or “ the Particles of Life”

The approach of  Krishna Bahadur in 20th century origin of life research
Mathias Grote, Perspectives (Review paper )
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online here


”Photochemical formation of Self-Sustaining Coacervates”

Krisha Bahadur, 1975
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online here

Areas of research and titles:
 

- Abiogenesis of amino acids and peptides.

- Abiogenesis of nucleic acid bases.

- Abiogenesis of phospholipids.

- Studies on Enzyme like activity.

- Synthesis of 'Jeewanu'.

- Photochemical fixation of Nitrogen.

- Photolytic decomposition of water.

- Confirmations on 'Jeewanu' by other scientists

 

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