The Genesis Quest

Author : Michael Marshall
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226818047

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The Genesis Quest by Michael Marshall Pdf

"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 life began in volcanic ponds on land, or in meteorite impact zones, or even in beds of clay. Each idea has attracted staunch believers who promote it with an almost religious fervor. But the story of life's origins is more than this: it is a story that takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from cells to DNA, and evolution to life's family tree. This book is the first full history of the scientists who struggled to explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began"--

Author : Donald Moffitt
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480499997

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The Genesis Quest by Donald Moffitt Pdf

Alien scientists create a new human race—and keep them as sheltered pets: “It’s time to discover Donald Moffitt” (Greg Bear). After intercepting a message from Earth, Nar scientists have learned the secret of human life. The alien species understands everything about human technology and culture and uses this knowledge to build on each breakthrough until it succeeds in re-creating humans. Now they encourage their “pets” to evolve within the alien community and learn the mysteries of the galaxy, but prohibit any knowledge of the planet Earth itself. Bram has always dreamed of traveling to the forbidden planet. Although Earth is millions of miles away, the bioengineer is determined to discover the truth about his species and the land that has been kept a secret his whole life. Bram must discover a way to unveil the truth and see the homeland he has been denied.

Author : Amy Webb,Andrew Hessel
Publisher : Public Affairs
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1541797922

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The Genesis Machine by Amy Webb,Andrew Hessel Pdf

A breakthrough investigation of synthetic biology: the promising and controversial technology platform that combines biology and artificial intelligence and has the potential to program biological systems like we program computers. Synthetic biology is the technique that enables us not just to read and edit but also write DNA to program living biological structures as though they were tiny computers. Unlike cloning Dolly the sheep-which cut and copied existing genetic material-the future of synthetic biology might be something like an app store, where you could download and add new capabilities into any cell, microbe, plant, or animal. This breakthrough science has the potential to mitigate, perhaps solve, humanity's immediate and longer-term existential challenges: climate change; the feeding, clothing, housing, and caring for billions of humans; fighting the next viral outbreak before it becomes a global pandemic; old age as a treatable pathology; bringing back extinct animals. It could also be anarchic and socially destructive. With our governing structures created in an era before startling advances in technology, we are not prepared for a future in which life could be manipulated or programmed. As futurist Amy Webb and synthetic biologist Andrew Hessel show in this book, within the next decade, we will need to make important decisions: whether to program novel viruses to fight diseases, what genetic privacy will look like, who will "own" living organisms, how companies should earn revenue from engineered cells, and how to contain a synthetic organism in a lab. The Genesis Machine​ provides the background for us to understand and grapple with these issues, and think through the religious, philosophical, and ethical implications for the future.

Author : Robert M. Hazen
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 030910310X

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Genesis by Robert M. Hazen Pdf

Scientist Robert Hazen attempts to offer a scientific explanation of how life on Earth began nearly four billion years ago, describing the sequence of events that caused non-living chemicals to become alive and create life.

Author : Robert Bauval,Graham Hancock
Publisher : Random House
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446428153

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Keeper Of Genesis by Robert Bauval,Graham Hancock Pdf

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS AND THE ORION MYSTERY 'An exciting book . . . deservedly a bestseller' SPECTATOR ___________________________________________ In Keeper of Genesis, Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval present a tour de force of historical and scientific detective work: · When and where did history begin? · When was the genesis of civilisation in Egypt? · How and why were the Great Sphinx and the three pyramids of Giza designed to serve as parts of an immense three-dimensional model of the sky of 'First Time'? · What is contained in the rectangular chamber that seismic surveys have located in the bedrock far below the paws of the sphinx? · What lies behind the mysterious doors recently discovered at the end of a previously unexplored shaft inside the Great Pyramid? · Does mankind have a rendezvous with destiny - a rendezvous not in the future, but in the distant past - at a precise place and time? Using sophisticated computer simulations of the ancient skies to crack the millennial code that the monuments transcribe, Bauval and Hancock set out a startling new theory of the Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures. ___________________________________________ 'Reads like a detective story, with the reader enthusiastically trying to outguess the writers' Literary Review 'Start the book in the early evening and continue uninterrupted till you complete it in the small house. The effect is wonderful . . . Your entire world view has been shifted a hundred yards . . . You fall asleep thinking that nothing will ever be the same again' Sunday Telegraph

Author : William VanDoodewaard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1601783779

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The Quest for the Historical Adam by William VanDoodewaard Pdf

Was Adam really a historical person, and can we trust the biblical story of human origins? Or is the story of Eden simply a metaphor, leaving scientists the job to correctly reconstruct the truth of how humanity began? Although the church currently faces these pressing questions--exacerbated as they are by scientific and philosophical developments of our age--we must not think that they are completely new. In The Quest for the Historical Adam , William VanDoodewaard recovers and assesses the teaching of those who have gone before us, providing a historical survey of Genesis commentary on human origins from the patristic era to the present. Reacquainting the reader with a long line of theologians, exegetes, and thinkers, VanDoodewaard traces the roots, development, and, at times, disappearance of hermeneutical approaches and exegetical insights relevant to discussions on human origins. This survey not only informs us of how we came to this point in the conversation but also equips us to recognize the significance of the various alternatives on human origins. It also includes a foreword written by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Table of Contents: 1. Finding Adam and His Origin in Scripture 2. The Patristic and Medieval Quest for Adam 3. Adam in the Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 4. Adam in the Enlightenment Era 5. Adam in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 6. The Quest for Adam: From the 1950s to the Present 7. What Difference Does It Make? Epilogue: Literal Genesis and Science?

Author : Tom Knox
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101046579

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The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox Pdf

The internationally bestselling thriller—an audacious blend of science, history, and suspense--from the author of The Marks of Cain and The Lost Goddess War-reporter Rob Luttrell is expecting a soft assignment when he's sent to Kurdistan to cover the excavation of the world's oldest human civilization. But, soon after he arrives, the site is violated, first by sabotage-and then by death. Meanwhile, a Scotland Yard detective investigating a series of spectacularly grisly murders discovers a link between the victims and what is happening in Kurdistan. As the two men race to prevent more deaths, they close in on a biblical era secret that will shake the foundations of the modern world. For readers of Raymond Khoury, Kate Mosse, and Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

Author : Donald Moffitt
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480499966

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Second Genesis by Donald Moffitt Pdf

Many centuries ago, an alien race known as the Nar were able to recreate human beings from genetic code, broadcast from Earth into outer space by a beleaguered humanity. Although the Nar are kind and benevolent masters to the humans, discontent leads the humans to revolt, and the Nar realize that they do not yet fully understand their rebellious creations. They allow a group of humans to travel millions of light years through the galaxy, in order to discover what has happened to the original occupants of planet Earth. However, none of the human participants of the expedition are prepared for what awaits them at the completion of their journey...

Author : Ben Avery
Publisher : Rising Star Studios LLC
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781936770588

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ArmorQuest: Genesis by Ben Avery Pdf

"ArmorQuest is the allegorical journey of a boy named Timothy who finds his world turned upside down when the minions of the evil Dragon Prince invade his land. When the people of his town choose to ignore the danger, young Timothy chooses to leave his village to join the Knights of the Way, followers of the Emperor. Along the way, he meets some strange companions and encounters dangerous enemies, while learning to rely on the tools of the Emperor...the armor of the Knights of the Way."--p. [4] of cover.

Author : Donald Moffitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0345013867

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Genesis Quest by Donald Moffitt Pdf

Author : Alicia D. Williams
Publisher : Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481465816

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Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams Pdf

“Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.” —The New York Times “One of the best books I have ever read…will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives.” —Colby Sharp, founder of Nerdy Book Club “An emotional, painful, yet still hopeful adolescent journey…one that needed telling.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “I really loved this.” —Sharon M. Draper, author of the New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind This deeply sensitive and “compelling” (BCCB) debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself. There are ninety-six reasons why thirteen-year-old Genesis dislikes herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list: -Because her family is always being put out of their house. -Because her dad has a gambling problem. And maybe a drinking problem too. -Because Genesis knows this is all her fault. -Because she wasn’t born looking like Mama. -Because she is too black. Genesis is determined to fix her family, and she’s willing to try anything to do so…even if it means harming herself in the process. But when Genesis starts to find a thing or two she actually likes about herself, she discovers that changing her own attitude is the first step in helping change others.

Author : Oren Harman
Publisher : Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : RELIGION
ISBN : 9780374150709

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Evolutions by Oren Harman Pdf

"An artful exploration of how the language of science has replaced old mythologies" --

Author : Various Authors,
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 6637 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780310294146

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Holy Bible (NIV) by Various Authors, Pdf

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Author : Olly Jarvis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913793419

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The Genesis Inquiry by Olly Jarvis Pdf

Author : Ted Dekker,Kara Dekker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733571809

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The Dream Traveler's Quest (4 Book Set) by Ted Dekker,Kara Dekker Pdf