The Mystery Of Lifes Origin

Author : Charles B. Thaxton,Walter L. Bradley,Roger L. Olsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1936599740

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The Mystery of Life's Origin by Charles B. Thaxton,Walter L. Bradley,Roger L. Olsen Pdf

The origin of life from non-life remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern science. This book investigates how close scientists are to solving that mystery and explores what we are learning about the origin of life from current research in chemistry, physics, astrobiology, biochemistry, and more.

Author : Charles B. Thaxton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : OCLC:1053200571

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The Mystery of Life's Origin by Charles B. Thaxton Pdf

Author : Charles B. Thaxton,Walter L. Bradley,Roger L. Olsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015010075102

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The Mystery of Life's Origin by Charles B. Thaxton,Walter L. Bradley,Roger L. Olsen Pdf

Author : Ulrich C. Schreiber,Christian Mayer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030453817

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The First Cell by Ulrich C. Schreiber,Christian Mayer Pdf

This book introduces a fresh perspective on the conditions for the genesis of the first cell. An important possible environment of the prehistoric Earth has long been overlooked as a host to the perfect biochemical conditions for this process. The first complexes of continental crust on the early Earth must have already contained systems of interconnected cracks and cavities, which were filled with volatiles like water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. This book offers insights into how these conditions may have provided the ideal physical and chemical setting for the formation of protocells and early stages of life. The authors support their hypothesis with a number of astonishing findings from laboratory experiments focusing on a variety of organic compounds, and on the formation of key cellular ingredients and of primitive cell-like structures. Moreover, they discuss the principles of prebiotic evolution regarding the aspects of order and complexity. Guiding readers through various stages of hypotheses and re-created evolutionary processes, the book is enriched with personal remarks and experiences throughout, reflecting the authors' personal quest to solve the mystery surrounding the first cell.

Author : Robert Shapiro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Life
ISBN : OCLC:1194905454

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Origins by Robert Shapiro Pdf

Author : Paul Davies
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780141941837

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The Origin of Life by Paul Davies Pdf

The origins of life remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science. Growing evidence suggests that the first organisms lived deep underground, in environments previously thought to be uninhabitable, and that microbes carried inside rocks have travelled between Earth and Mars. But the question remains: how can life spring into being from non-living chemicals? THE FIFTH MIRACLE reveals the remarkable new theories and discoveries that seem set to transform our understanding of life's role in the unfolding drama of the cosmos.

Author : Iris Fry
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813527406

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The Emergence of Life on Earth by Iris Fry Pdf

How did life emerge on Earth? Is there life on other worlds? These questions, until recently confined to the pages of speculative essays and tabloid headlines, are now the subject of legitimate scientific research. This book presents a unique perspective--a combined historical, scientific, and philosophical analysis, which does justice to the complex nature of the subject. The book's first part offers an overview of the main ideas on the origin of life as they developed from antiquity until the twentieth century. The second, more detailed part of the book examines contemporary theories and major debates within the origin-of-life scientific community. Topics include: Aristotle and the Greek atomists' conceptions of the organism Alexander Oparin and J.B.S. Haldane's 1920s breakthrough papers Possible life on Mars?

Author : Pierre M. Durand
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226747934

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The Revolutionary Origins of Life and Death by Pierre M. Durand Pdf

The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has long been an evolutionary mystery. Pierre M. Durand’s ambitious book answers this question through close inspection of life and death in the earliest cellular life. As Durand shows us, cell death is a fascinating lens through which to examine the interconnectedness, in evolutionary terms, of life and death. It is a truism to note that one does not exist without the other, but just how does this play out in evolutionary history? These two processes have been studied from philosophical, theoretical, experimental, and genomic angles, but no one has yet integrated the information from these various disciplines. In this work, Durand synthesizes cellular studies of life and death looking at the origin of life and the evolutionary significance of programmed cellular death. The exciting and unexpected outcome of Durand’s analysis is the realization that life and death exhibit features of coevolution. The evolution of more complex cellular life depended on the coadaptation between traits that promote life and those that promote death. In an ironic twist, it becomes clear that, in many circumstances, programmed cell death is essential for sustaining life.

Author : P. C. W. Davies,Paul Davies
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780684863092

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The Fifth Miracle by P. C. W. Davies,Paul Davies Pdf

Explains our current knowledge about life's origins, focusing on recently discovered "superbugs" which may have arrived here on asteroids, and arguing that life grew from primitive information-processing systems.

Author : Nick Lane
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781847658807

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The Vital Question by Nick Lane Pdf

Why is life the way it is? Bacteria evolved into complex life just once in four billion years of life on earth-and all complex life shares many strange properties, from sex to ageing and death. If life evolved on other planets, would it be the same or completely different? In The Vital Question, Nick Lane radically reframes evolutionary history, putting forward a cogent solution to conundrums that have troubled scientists for decades. The answer, he argues, lies in energy: how all life on Earth lives off a voltage with the strength of a bolt of lightning. In unravelling these scientific enigmas, making sense of life's quirks, Lane's explanation provides a solution to life's vital questions: why are we as we are, and why are we here at all? This is ground-breaking science in an accessible form, in the tradition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene, and Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel.

Author : Jonathan Cahn
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781629989426

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The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn Pdf

New York Times Best Seller! 1500 5-Star Reviews! From the author that brought you NEW YORK TIMES best selling books The Harbinger, The Mystery of the Shemitah, and The Paradigm selling over 3 MILLION copies Imagine if you discovered a treasure chest in which were hidden ancient mysteries, revelations from heaven, secrets of the ages, the answers to man’s most enduring, age-old questions, and the hidden keys that can transform your life to joy, success, and blessing…This is The Book of Mysteries.

Author : Dan Brown
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525563709

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Origin by Dan Brown Pdf

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • "Dr. Langdon is once again wrapped up in a global-scale event that could have massive ramifications on the world’s religions. As he does in all his novels, Brown[‘s] extensive research on art, architecture, and history informs every page." —Entertainment Weekly Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon’s first students. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch’s precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch. They travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret. Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme re­ligion, Langdon and Vidal must evade an enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain’s Royal Palace. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch’s shocking discovery…and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.

Author : Dean H. Kenyon, Gary Steinman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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biochemical predestination by Dean H. Kenyon, Gary Steinman Pdf

Author : Andrew H. Knoll
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691120293

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Life on a Young Planet by Andrew H. Knoll Pdf

Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations.

Author : Franklin M. Harold
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226174310

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In Search of Cell History by Franklin M. Harold Pdf

This comprehensive history of cell evolution “deftly discusses the definition of life” as well as cellular organization, classification and more (San Francisco Book Review). The origin of cells remains one of the most fundamental mysteries in biology, one that has spawned a large body of research and debate over the past two decades. With In Search of Cell History, Franklin M. Harold offers a comprehensive, impartial take on that research and the controversies that keep the field in turmoil. Written in accessible language and complemented by a glossary for easy reference, this book examines the relationship between cells and genes; the central role of bioenergetics in the origin of life; the status of the universal tree of life with its three stems and viral outliers; and the controversies surrounding the last universal common ancestor. Harold also discusses the evolution of cellular organization, the origin of complex cells, and the incorporation of symbiotic organelles. In Search of Cell History shows us just how far we have come in understanding cell evolution—and the evolution of life in general—and how far we still have to go. “Wonderful…A loving distillation of connections within the incredible diversity of life in the biosphere, framing one of biology’s most important remaining questions: how did life begin?”—Nature