Seven Clues to the Origin of Life
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Seven Clues to the Origin of Life by A G Cairns-Smith
This book addresses the question of how life may have arisen on earth, in the spirit of an intriguing detective story.
'I know of no other book that succeeds as well as this one in maintaining the central question in focus throughoutIt is a summary of the best evolutionary thinking as applied to the origins of life in which the important issues are addressed pertinently, economically and with a happy recourse to creative analogies.' Nature
'… a splendid story - and a much more convincing one than the molecular biologists can offer as an alternative. Cairns-Smith has argued his case before in the technical scientific literature, here he sets it out in a way from which anyone - even those whose chemistry and biology stopped at 16 - can learn.' New Statesman
'… a splendid story - and a much more convincing one than the molecular biologists can offer as an alternative. Cairns-Smith has argued his case before in the technical scientific literature, here he sets it out in a way from which anyone - even those whose chemistry and biology stopped at 16 - can learn.' New Statesman
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521398282 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521398282 |
| Title | Seven Clues to the Origin of Life |
| Author | A G Cairns-Smith |
| Series | Canto |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1990-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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