Origins of Life - Rilegato

Dyson, Freeman

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521309492 ISBN 13: 9780521309493

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Riassunto

This general book starts by surveying theories and experiments concerned with the origin of life; it then gives a sketch of new ideas and experiments by which the gaps in our understanding may be filled. The principal new idea is that a search for chemical models of primitive life which are highly tolerant of errors may result in the recognition of structures which do not involve exact replication of molecules. It is suggested that genes originated later, as parasites infecting an earlier non-replicating fauna. As the word origins in the title implies, the author suggests that we should look carefully at the notion that life began twice, once with cells and later with genes. The book is based on the Tarner lectures, given with the support of Trinity College, Cambridge, to a mixed university audience of educated but not expert listeners. It is therefore written for such a non-specialist reader.

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L'autore:

Freeman Dyson is currently Emeritus Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

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Book by Dyson Freeman

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0521309492
• ISBN 13: 9780521309493
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 96