Singularities : landmarks on the pathways of life /

Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life? published 60 years ago, influenced much of the development of molecular biology. In this new book Christian De Duve, Nobel Laureate and pioneer of modern cell biology, presents a contemporary response to this classic, providing a sophisticated consideration of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: De Duve, Christian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Life > Origin.
Evolution (Biology)
Singularities (Mathematics)
Vie > Origines.
Singularités (Mathématiques)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; On Christian de Duve: An Editor's Appreciation; General Introduction; 1 Building Blocks; 2 Homochirality; 3 Protometabolism; 4 ATP; 5 Electrons and Protons; 6 Thioesters; 7 RNA; 8 Proteins; 9 DNA; 10 Membranes; 11 Protonmotive Force; 12 Protometabolism Revisited; 13 The LUCA; 14 The First Fork; 15 Eukaryotes; 16 Oxygen; 17 Endosymbionts; 18 Multicellulars; 19 Homo; 20 Evolution; Final Comments; Bibliography; Index

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