TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dyson,Freeman J.
TI  - Origins of life
SN  - 0511002157
AV  - QH325 .D88 1999
U1  - 576.8/3 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Cambridge [England], New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Life
KW  - Origin
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Evolution
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - cct
KW  - fast
KW  - Leven
KW  - gtt
KW  - Oorsprong
KW  - Moleculaire evolutie
KW  - Leben
KW  - gnd
KW  - Entstehung
KW  - Biologia
KW  - larpcal
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) and index; Ch. 1; Illustrious predecessors --; Ch. 2; Experiments and theories --; Ch. 3; A toy model --; Ch. 4; Open questions
N2  - "How did life on Earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In this extensively rewritten second edition, 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." "The majority view is that life began with replicating molecules, the precursors of modern genes. The minority belief is that random populations of molecules evolved metabolic activities before exact replication existed and that natural selection drove the evolution of cells toward greater complexity for a long time without the benefit of genes. Dyson analyzes both of these theories with reference to recent important discoveries by geologists and biologists, aiming to stimulate new experiments that could help decide which theory is correct."--Print book jacket
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