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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783355903321

Autore

De Duve Christian

Titolo

Life evolving [[electronic resource] ] : molecules, mind, and meaning / / Christian de Duve

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-19-770145-0

0-19-988261-4

1-280-50240-1

9786610502400

0-19-534817-6

1-60256-893-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Disciplina

576.8/8

Soggetti

Life - Origin

Evolution (Biology)

Life (Biology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

A Nobel laureate discusses findings in the biological sciences in the past half century and explains what they reveal about the nature of life.