Life's Origin : The Beginnings of Biological Evolution /
Exploring the origin of life on Earth, this text presents, in nontechnical language, an encapsulation of the work being done by scientists as they begin to characterize life as a natural outcome of the evolution of cosmic matter.
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2002.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Historical understanding of life's beginnings / John Or
- From big bang to primordial planet : setting the stage for the origin of life / Alan W. Schwartz and Sherwood Chang
- Formation of the building blocks of life / Stanley L. Miller and Antonio Lazcano
- From building blocks to the polymers of life / James P. Ferris
- The origin of biological information / Leslie E. Orgel
- When did life begin? / J. William Schopf.