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How molecular forces and rotating planets create life : the emergence and evolution of prokaryotic cells / Jan Spitzer.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Spitzer, Jan, author.
Series:
Vienna series in theoretical biology
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Prokaryotes.
Bacterial growth.
Bacteria--Physiology.
Bacteria.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Summary:
"An original physicochemical contribution to the problem of understanding life and its emergence, incorporating concepts from planetary sciences, chemistry and biology"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Understanding biological matter
Defining the origins problem
Structured bacterial life-no bag of enzymes
Bacterial non-covalent forces and phase separation
Bacterial crowding and vectorial organization
The jigsaw puzzle pieces
The physicochemical roots of Darwinian evolution
An unexplored experimental paradigm of cyclic processes.
Notes:
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-262-36304-6
0-262-36259-7
OCLC:
1202406361

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