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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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©2002.
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| Acceso en liña: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pntj6 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.