The Origin Of Life

Author : David W. Deamer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190099022

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Origin of Life by David W. Deamer Pdf

It seems likely that scientists will someday discover how life can emerge on habitable planets like the early Earth and Mars. In Origin of Life: What Everyone Needs to Know®, David W. Deamer has written a comprehensive guide to the origin of life that is organized in three sections. The first section addresses questions such as: Where do the atoms of life come from? How old is Earth? What was the Earth like before life began? Where does water come from? After each question is answered, there is a follow-up: How do we know? This expands the horizon of the book, explaining how scientists reach conclusions and why we can trust these answers. The second section describes how certain organic molecules can spontaneously assemble into populations of protocells that can undergo selection and evolve toward primitive living systems. Here Deamer proposes a truly novel concept that life did not begin in the ocean but instead in fresh water hot springs on volcanic land masses resembling Hawaii today. True knowledge is not just what we know, but equally important is what we don't yet know. In the third section Deamer lists the outstanding questions that must be addressed before we can finally answer a fundamental question of biology: How can life begin?

Author : National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : 0309064066

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Science and Creationism by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Pdf

This edition of Science and Creationism summarizes key aspects of several of the most important lines of evidence supporting evolution. It describes some of the positions taken by advocates of creation science and presents an analysis of these claims. This document lays out for a broader audience the case against presenting religious concepts in science classes. The document covers the origin of the universe, Earth, and life; evidence supporting biological evolution; and human evolution. (Contains 31 references.) (CCM)

Author : Bernd-Olaf Küppers
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Medical
ISBN : 026211142X

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Information and the Origin of Life by Bernd-Olaf Küppers Pdf

The relationship between law and chance in the early evolution of life is the guidingtheme of this provocative study. The author explores modern ideas about the origin of life from thestandpoint of philosophy of science, emphasizing the contribution made by information theory.Küppersasserts that all life phenomena are steered by information and that this information is alreadydefined materially in a universal form at the level of the biological macromolecule. The question ofthe origin of life turns out to be the question of the origin of biological informationInformationand the Origin of Life takes up the fundamental problems of whether and, if so, to what extent theorigin of semantic information during evolution can be explained as a general phenomenon within theframework of physics and chemistry. The results could have far-reaching consequences for such fieldsas the philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence.Bernd-Olaf Küppers has long focused hisattention on basic questions of natural science and the philosophy of science at the borders ofphysics, chemistry, and biology. He has been engaged since 1971 in research at the Max PlanckInstitute for Biophysical Chemistry, and from 1979 to 1984 he held lecture courses in philosophy atthe University of Göttingen

Author : Paul Davies
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : Aleksandr Ivanovich Oparin
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : 0486495221

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The Origin of Life by Aleksandr Ivanovich Oparin Pdf

This classic of biochemistry offered the first detailed exposition of the theory that living tissue was preceded upon Earth by a long and gradual evolution of nitrogen and carbon compounds. "Easily the most scholarly authority on the question...it will be a landmark for discussion for a long time to come." — New York Times.

Author : Freeman John Dyson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Life
ISBN : OCLC:931787275

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Origins of Life by Freeman John Dyson Pdf

Author : Eric Smith,Harold J. Morowitz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 703 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107121881

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The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth by Eric Smith,Harold J. Morowitz Pdf

Uniting the foundations of physics and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary and integrative book explores life as a planetary process.

Author : John Keosian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822014124127

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The Origin of Life by John Keosian Pdf

Author : John Maynard Smith,Eors Szathmary
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191647321

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The Origins of Life by John Maynard Smith,Eors Szathmary Pdf

In this fascinating book, John Maynard Smith and Eors Szathmary present an original picture of evolution. They propose that during evolution there have been a number of major transitions in the way in which information is passed between generations. These transitions include the appearance of the first replicating molecules, the emergence of co-operative animal societies, and the unique language ability of humans. Containing many new ideas, this book is contemporary biology on the grandest scale, from the birth of life to the origin of language.

Author : A. I. Oparin,A. E. Braunshteĭn,A. G. Pasynskiĭ
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 731 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483222400

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The Origin of Life on the Earth by A. I. Oparin,A. E. Braunshteĭn,A. G. Pasynskiĭ Pdf

The Origin of Life on the Earth covers the proceedings of the First International Symposium of The Origin of Life on the Earth, held at Moscow on August 19-24, 1957. This symposium brings together numerous scientific studies on the evolutionary principles and the different stages in the evolutionary development of matter. This book is organized into seven parts encompassing 60 chapters. The first parts discuss evidence that on the formation of hydrocarbons and their derivatives on the surface of the Earth even before the emergence of life. The subsequent parts are devoted to the many asymmetrical syntheses under the influence of circularly-polarized ultraviolet light, by catalytic reactions occurring on the surface of quartz crystals, and spontaneously by slow crystallization from solutions. These topics are followed by reviews on the possible means of abiogenic formation of amino acids, porphyrins, protein-like polymers, polynucleotides and other high-molecular organic compounds. Considerable chapters explore the complete possibility of the primary formation of these compounds on the surface of the Earth even before life was present on it. Other general topics covered include nucleic acids, nucleoproteins and viruses. The last part considers general biochemical problems connected with the further development of metabolism. This book will be of value to astronomers, physicists, geologists, chemists, and biologists.

Author : M. Florkin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483135878

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Aspects of the Origin of Life by M. Florkin Pdf

Modern Trends in Physiological Sciences, Volume 6: Aspects of the Origin of Life presents the possible ways of the chemical evolution of the Earth's surface before the origination of life. This book examines the evolutionary aspects of the biochemistry of cells and organisms. Organized into 20 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the conditions that characterized the physical state of the Earth during the earliest periods following its formation and development. This text then examines the content of elementary oxygen as the most remarkable aspect of the Earth's atmosphere. Other chapters consider the fundamental propositions concerning the biosphere, which is regarded as important to the geochemical processes of the Earth. This book discusses as well the history of the whole substance of Earth, which determines how far abiogenic synthesis could proceed and what was the state of the Earth when life came into being. Biochemists and scientists will find this book useful.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309042468

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The Search for Life's Origins by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution Pdf

The field of planetary biology and chemical evolution draws together experts in astronomy, paleobiology, biochemistry, and space science who work together to understand the evolution of living systems. This field has made exciting discoveries that shed light on how organic compounds came together to form self-replicating molecules-the origin of life. This volume updates that progress and offers recommendations on research programs-including an ambitious effort centered on Mars-to advance the field over the next 10 to 15 years. The book presents a wide range of data and research results on these and other issues: The biogenic elements and their interaction in the interstellar clouds and in solar nebulae. Early planetary environments and the conditions that lead to the origin of life. The evolution of cellular and multicellular life. The search for life outside the solar system. This volume will become required reading for anyone involved in the search for life's beginnings-including exobiologists, geoscientists, planetary scientists, and U.S. space and science policymakers.

Author : Horst Rauchfuss
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783540788232

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Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life by Horst Rauchfuss Pdf

How did life begin on the early Earth? We know that life today is driven by the universal laws of chemistry and physics. By applying these laws over the past ?fty years, en- mous progress has been made in understanding the molecular mechanisms that are the foundations of the living state. For instance, just a decade ago, the ?rst human genome was published, all three billion base pairs. Using X-ray diffraction data from crystals, we can see how an enzyme molecule or a photosynthetic reaction center steps through its catalytic function. We can even visualize a ribosome, central to all life, translate - netic information into a protein. And we are just beginning to understand how molecular interactions regulate thousands of simultaneous reactions that continuously occur even in the simplest forms of life. New words have appeared that give a sense of this wealth of knowledge: The genome, the proteome, the metabolome, the interactome. But we can’t be too smug. We must avoid the mistake of the physicist who, as the twentieth century began, stated con?dently that we knew all there was to know about physics, that science just needed to clean up a few dusty corners. Then came relativity, quantum theory, the Big Bang, and now dark matter, dark energy and string theory. Similarly in the life sciences, the more we learn, the better we understand how little we really know. There remains a vast landscape to explore, with great questions remaining.

Author : Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521398282

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Seven Clues to the Origin of Life by Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith Pdf

The mysteries surrounding the origins of life on earth are written in detective story fashion by a world famous scientist in this popular version of Genetic Takeover, originally published in 1982.

Author : N.G. Holm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401127417

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Marine Hydrothermal Systems and the Origin of Life by N.G. Holm Pdf

Research of the origins of life in connection with a marine environment started at the end of the seventies, when the `black smokers' in the Pacific were discovered and the Red Sea deep hydrothermal brines were found to be a fruitful environment for abiotic synthesis of life precursors. For a while this research was categorised under the heading `chemistry', but in less than a decade the topic became fully integrated into the science of 'oceanography'. The Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR) initiated Working Group 91: Chemical Evolution and Origin of Life in Marine Hydrothermal Systems'. This volume contains the final report of this working group.