From Stardust to First Cells The Origin and Evolution of Early Life /

From Stardust to First Cells The Origin and Evolution of Early Life /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chatterjee, Sankar (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XIII, 272 p. 82 illus., 69 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Subjects:
Science > History.
Physical geography.
Paleontology .
Earth sciences.
Cosmology.
Evolution (Biology).
History of Science.
Earth System Sciences.
Paleontology.
Earth Sciences.
Evolutionary Biology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23397-5
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Defining life
  • Origin of life: a model of hierarchical complexity
  • Cosmic connections
  • cradle of life
  • Bioenergetics and primitive metabolism
  • Chemical stage
  • Lipid membrane: encapsulating life
  • The RNA world—reality or dogma? The age of information
  • A code script for life
  • The advent of proteins
  • The virus world in deep time
  • DNA takes over
  • First life
  • Life beyond earth
  • Epilogue.

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