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UNINA9910783355903321 |
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Autore |
De Duve Christian |
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Titolo |
Life evolving [[electronic resource] ] : molecules, mind, and meaning / / Christian de Duve |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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0-19-770145-0 |
0-19-988261-4 |
1-280-50240-1 |
9786610502400 |
0-19-534817-6 |
1-60256-893-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Life - Origin |
Evolution (Biology) |
Life (Biology) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. What Is Life? Chemistry; 2. What Is Life? Information; 3. Where Does Life Come From?; 4. How Did Life Arise? The Way to RNA; 5. How Did Life Arise? From RNA to Protein-DNA; 6. How Did Life Arise? The Birth of Cells; 7. The History of Life; 8. The Invisible World of Bacteria; 9. The Mysterious Birth of Eukaryotes: The Problem; 10. The Mysterious Birth of Eukaryotes: A Possible Pathway; 11. The Visible Revolution; 12. The Arrow of Evolution; 13. Becoming Human; 14. The Riddle of the Brain; 15. Reshaping Life; 16. After Us, What?; 17. Are We Alone? |
18. How About God in All That?Envoy; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A Nobel laureate discusses findings in the biological sciences in the past half century and explains what they reveal about the nature of life. |
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