Origins of Life - Couverture souple

Dyson, Freeman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521626684 ISBN 13 : 9780521626682

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

How did life on earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In this book, Freeman Dyson examines these questions and discusses the two main theories that try to explain how naturally occurring chemicals could organize themselves into living creatures. The majority view is that life began with replicating molecules, the precursors of modern genes. The minority belief is that random populations of molecules evolved metabolic activities before exact replication existed. Dyson analyzes both of these theories with reference to recent important discoveries by geologists and chemists. His main aim is to stimulate experiments that could help to decide which theory is correct. This second edition covers the enormous advances that have been made in biology and geology in the past and the impact they have had on our ideas about how life began. It is a clearly-written, fascinating book that will appeal to anyone interested in the origins of life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Freeman Dyson, currently Emeritus Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, is a distinguished scientist and a gifted writer. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of London and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, as well as the holder of eighteen honorary degrees. His most recent books include Imagined Worlds (1997) and From Eros to Gaia (1992).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521626684
• ISBN 13: 9780521626682
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 112
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