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Life evolving : molecules, mind, and meaning / Christian de Duve.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Duve, Christian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life--Origin.
- Life.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Life (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- xv, 341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- In this wise and humane volume, a master class in the nature of life is taught by one of the world's most eminent scientists, Novel laureate Christian de Duve. 60 line illustrations.
- Contents:
- 1. What Is Life? Chemistry 7
- 2. What Is Life? Information 25
- 3. Where Does Life Come From? 40
- 4. How Did Life Arise? The Way to RNA 57
- 5. How Did Life Arise? From RNA to Protein-DNA 68
- 6. How Did Life Arise? The Birth of Cells 85
- 7. The History of Life 98
- 8. The Invisible World of Bacteria 111
- 9. The Mysterious Birth of Eukaryotes: The Problem 119
- 10. The Mysterious Birth of Eukaryotes: A Possible Pathway 134
- 11. The Visible Revolution 152
- 12. The Arrow of Evolution 171
- 13. Becoming Human 189
- 14. The Riddle of the Brain 208
- 15. Reshaping Life 227
- 16. After Us, What? 251
- 17. Are We Alone? 270
- 18. How About God in All That? 284
- Envoy 308.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-332) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195156056
- OCLC:
- 49959465
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