Singularities: Landmarks on the Pathways of Life

Singularities: Landmarks on the Pathways of Life

Erwin SchrÃ¶dinger's What is Life? published 60 years ago, influenced much of the development of molecular biology. In this new book Christian De Duve, Nobel Laureate and pioneer of modern cell biology, presents a contemporary response to this classic, providing a sophisticated consideration of the key steps or bottlenecks that constrain the origins and evolution of life. De Duve surveys the entire history of life, including insights into the conditions that may have led to its emergence. He uses as landmarks the many remarkable singularities along the way, such as the single ancestry of all living beings, the universal genetic code, and the monophyletic origin of eukaryotes. The book offers a brief guided tour of biochemistry and phylogeny, from the basic molecular building blocks to the origin of humans. Each successive singularity is introduced in a sequence paralleling the hypothetical development of features and conditions on the primitive earth, explaining how and why each transition to greater complexity occurred.

Country	USA
Author	Christian de Duve
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521841955
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	052184195X
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	274
PublicationDate	2005-10-24
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
SKU	WKN-062112-006093
Studio	Cambridge University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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