The Spark of Life: Darwin and the Primeval SoupOxford University Press, 2001 - 291 Seiten The authors examine the enduring mysteries surrounding life's origin: did life arise on Earth or on some other planet? What did the earliest primitive organisms look like? Were they based on RNA, DNA, or on something we would hardly recognize today? They explore the latest research - in fields ranging from molecular biology to astronomy - on questions surrounding life's origins. |
Inhalt
The Rise and Fall of Spontaneous Generation | xix |
Primordial Soup | 33 |
The Earths Apocalyptic Beginnings | 57 |
Prebiotic Soup The Recipe | 83 |
Sorting Out the Gemisch | 105 |
The First Protobionts | 121 |
From Top to Toe | 141 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | 157 |
Evolution by Committee | 181 |
Life Elsewhere | 209 |
Epilogue | 255 |
Glossary | 259 |
Notes and References | 265 |
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The Spark Of Life: Darwin And The Primeval Soup Christopher Wills,Jeffrey Bada Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2001 |
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