{"product_id":"the-molecular-origins-of-life-assembling-pieces-of-the-puzzle-hardback-9780521564120","title":"The Molecular Origins of Life; Assembling Pieces of the Puzzle (Hardback) 9780521564120","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Molecular Origins of Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAssembling Pieces of the Puzzle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 199 book reviews discoveries in astronomy, paleontology, biology and chemistry to help us to understand the likely origin of life on Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndri Brack (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521564120, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 January 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages, 105 b\/w illus.  23 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 3.1 cm, 0.81 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Every chapter in this book is relevant and interesting … a 'must' for the departmental library.' Dorian Pritchard, British Society for Developmental Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe origin of life was an event probably unique in the Earth's history, and reconstructing this event is like assembling a puzzle made up of many pieces. These pieces are composed of information acquired from many different disciplines. The aim of this 1999 book is to integrate discoveries in astronomy, planetology, palaeontology, biology and chemistry, and use this knowledge to present plausible scenarios that give us a better understanding of the likely origin of life on Earth. Twenty-three top experts contribute chapters that discuss everything from the environment and atmosphere of the early Earth, through the appearance of organic molecules in the prebiotic environment, to primitive chiral chemical systems capable of self-replication and evolution by mutation. The book also discusses various clues to the origin of life that can be obtained by a study of the past and present microbial world, as well as from Saturn's moon Titan and the planet Mars. Chemists, biologists, earth scientists, and astronomers will find this book a thought-provoking summary of our knowledge of this extraordinary event.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction André Brack\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Setting the Stage: 1. The origin of the atmosphere Tobias C. Owen\u003cbr\u003e 2. The early atmosphere as a source of biogenic compounds James F. Kasting, and Lisa L. Brown\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Organic Molecules on the Primitive Earth: 3. The endogenous synthesis of organic compounds Stanley L. Miller\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hydrothermal systems Nils G. Holm, and Eva M. Andersson\u003cbr\u003e 5. Cosmic origin of the biosphere Armand H. Delsemme\u003cbr\u003e 6. Meteorites John R. Cronin\u003cbr\u003e 7. Micrometeorites on the early Earth Michel Maurette\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Possible Starts for Primitive Life: 8. Membrane compartments in prebiotic evolution David W. Deamer\u003cbr\u003e 9. A step-by-step analysis of the early chemistry of life in an iron-sulfur world Günter Wächtershauser\u003cbr\u003e 10. The thioester world Christian de Duve\u003cbr\u003e 11. Origins of the RNA world Alan W. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e 12. Catalysis of RNA synthesis: a possible route from prebiotic chemistry to the RNA world James P. Ferris\u003cbr\u003e 13. Catalysis in the RNA world Kenneth D. James, and Andrew W. Ellington\u003cbr\u003e 14. Self-replication and autocatalysis Jens Burmeister, and Günter von Kiedrowski\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Clues from the Bacterial World: 15. Hyperthermophiles and their possible role as ancestors of modern life Karl O. Stetter\u003cbr\u003e 16. Tracing the roots of the universal tree of life J. William Schopf\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Clues from Other Planets: 17. Titan François Raulin\u003cbr\u003e 18. Life on Mars Christopher P. McKay\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Conclusion André Brack.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Molecular biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Molecular biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Molecular%20biology%20%5BPSD%5D%22\"\u003ePSD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065994498328,"sku":"9780521564120","price":96.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521564120i.jpg?v=1691408631","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-molecular-origins-of-life-assembling-pieces-of-the-puzzle-hardback-9780521564120","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}