| Author | : Charles B. Thaxton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 486 |
| Release | : 2020-01-27 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781936599745 |
The origin of life from non-life remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern science. This book investigates how close scientists are to solving that mystery and explores what we are learning about the origin of life from current research in chemistry, physics, astrobiology, biochemistry, and more.
| Author | : J. William Schopf |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Electronic books |
| ISBN | : 9780520233911 |
| Author | : Charles B. Thaxton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Michele Fiore |
| Publisher | : Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Total Pages | : 481 |
| Release | : 2022-06-29 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1839164808 |
How life originated from the inanimate mixture of organic and inorganic compounds on the priomordial earth remains one of the great unknowns in science. This origin of life, or abiogenesis, continues to be examined in the context of the conditions and materials required for natural life to have begun on Earth both theoretically and experimentally. This book provides a broad but in-depth analysis of the latest discoveries in prebiotic chemsitry from the microscopic to the macroscopic scale; utilising experimental insight to provide a bottom up approach to plausibly explaining how life arose. With contributions from global leaders, this book is an ideal reference for postgraduate students and a single source of comprehensive information on the latest technical and theoretical advancements for researchers in a variety of fields from astrochemistry and astrophysics to organic chemistry and evolution.
| Author | : Michele Fiore |
| Publisher | : MDPI |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2019-10-29 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3039216066 |
Studying the origin of life is one of man’s greatest achievements over the last sixty years. The fields of interest encompassed by this quest are multiple and interdisciplinary: chemistry, physics, biology, biochemistry, mathematics, geology but also statistics, atmospheric science, meteorology, oceanography, and astrophysics. Recent scientific discoveries, such as water on Mars and the existence of super-Earths with atmospheres similar to primordial Earth, have pushed researchers to simulate prebiotic conditions in explaining the abiotic formation of molecules essential to life. This collection of articles offers an overview of recent discoveries in the field of prebiotic chemistry of biomolecules, their formation and selection, and the evolution of complex chemical systems.
| Author | : Robert M. Hazen |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Electronic books |
| ISBN | : 9780309103107 |
Scientist Robert Hazen attempts to offer a scientific explanation of how life on Earth began nearly four billion years ago, describing the sequence of events that caused non-living chemicals to become alive and create life.
| Author | : Emeritus Professor of Origin of Life and Soil Science Noam Lahav |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 349 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780195117547 |
Biogenesis provides an up-to-date and detailed discussion of the interdisciplinary study of the origin of life, including in-depth investigations into its history, assumptions, experimental strategies, theories, models, and controversies. Written both critically and objectively, the book explores topics including the history of the search for life's origin from the Greek philosophers to contemporary scientists; selected attributes of life which are connected to theories of biogenesis; the main features of our solar system and earth, where life is assumed to have originated; and the rationale and strategies of scientific theories of the origin of life. Filled with fascinating insights, Biogenesis will appeal to a wide range of scientists and students in biology, chemistry, and geology.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 1990-02-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0309042461 |
The field of planetary biology and chemical evolution draws together experts in astronomy, paleobiology, biochemistry, and space science who work together to understand the evolution of living systems. This field has made exciting discoveries that shed light on how organic compounds came together to form self-replicating molecules-the origin of life. This volume updates that progress and offers recommendations on research programs-including an ambitious effort centered on Mars-to advance the field over the next 10 to 15 years. The book presents a wide range of data and research results on these and other issues: The biogenic elements and their interaction in the interstellar clouds and in solar nebulae. Early planetary environments and the conditions that lead to the origin of life. The evolution of cellular and multicellular life. The search for life outside the solar system. This volume will become required reading for anyone involved in the search for life's beginnings-including exobiologists, geoscientists, planetary scientists, and U.S. space and science policymakers.
| Author | : Paul Davies |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2006-09-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0141941839 |
The origins of life remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science. Growing evidence suggests that the first organisms lived deep underground, in environments previously thought to be uninhabitable, and that microbes carried inside rocks have travelled between Earth and Mars. But the question remains: how can life spring into being from non-living chemicals? THE FIFTH MIRACLE reveals the remarkable new theories and discoveries that seem set to transform our understanding of life's role in the unfolding drama of the cosmos.
