How life began [[electronic resource] ] : evolution's three geneses / / Alexandre Meinesz ; translated by Daniel Simberloff

• Autore: Meinesz Alexandre
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Disciplina: 576.8/3
• Soggetto topico: Life - Origin
• Altri autori: SimberloffDaniel
• Note generali: Translated from the French.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-277) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Henri's Cave -- Chapter 2. On the Origin of Life on Earth -- Chapter 3. Papa, What's a Bacterium? -- Chapter 4. The Vampire Slug of the Killer Alga -- Chapter 5. Vermeer and Van Leeuwenhoek -- Chapter 6. The Densimeter -- Chapter 7. The Lego Game -- Chapter 8. Candide, Jurassic Park, andNoah -- Chapter 9. The End of the Evolutionary String -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The origin of life is a hotly debated topic. The Christian Bible states that God created the heavens and the Earth, all in about seven days roughly six thousand years ago. This episode in Genesis departs markedly from scientific theories developed over the last two centuries which hold that life appeared on Earth about 3.5 billion years ago in the form of bacteria, followed by unicellular organisms half a millennia later. It is this version of genesis that Alexandre Meinesz explores in this engaging tale of life's origins and evolution. How Life Began eluci
• Titolo autorizzato: How life began
• ISBN: 1-282-53750-4; 9786612537509; 0-226-51933-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781063903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II