The genesis quest the geniuses and eccentrics on a journey to uncover the origin of life on Earth
"Some have argued that life began in the chemical-rich seas of the early Earth, the famous primordial soup, while others are convinced that life began in strange vents pumping hot water out of the sea floor, where the chemical reactions that sustain living cells could get started. Or perhaps li...
| Main Author: | Marshall, Michael (Science writer) (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
2020.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Primordial science. The biggest question ; A Soviet free thinker ; Creation in a test tube
- Strange objects. The DNA revolution; Crystal clear ; The schism
- Scattered, divided, leaderless. The other long molecule ; Rise of the replicators ; The blobs ; The need for power ; Born in the depths
- Reunification. Mirrors ; Return of the blobs ; Just messy enough
- Epilogue : the meaning of life.