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How did life on earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In this updated and expanded second edition of Origins of Life, Freeman Dyson examines these questions and discusses the two main theories that try to explain how naturally occurring chemicals could organize themselves into living creatures.

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'This is first class update of the first editon.' Peter Mata, Spaceflight

Table of Contents
Preface; 1. Illustrious predecessors; 2. Experiments and theories; 3. A toy model; 4. Open questions; Bibliography; Author index.

Origins of Life

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 9/28/1999 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521626682
      978-0521626682
      ISBN-10 0521626684
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      Science & Nature Cellular biology (cytology) Popular science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How did life on earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In this updated and expanded second edition of Origins of Life, Freeman Dyson examines these questions and discusses the two main theories that try to explain how naturally occurring chemicals could organize themselves into living creatures.

      Trade Review
      'This is first class update of the first editon.' Peter Mata, Spaceflight

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Illustrious predecessors; 2. Experiments and theories; 3. A toy model; 4. Open questions; Bibliography; Author index.

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