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Origins of Life

(CANTO)

By Freeman Dyson

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| Paperback | 9780521626682

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How did life on Earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In the second edition of the acclaimed Origins of Life, distinguished scientist and science writer Freeman Dyson examines these questions and discusses the two main theories that try to explain how natuContinue

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Origins of Life

Origins of Life presents an alternative to RNA World theories for the origin of life. It argues for a "dual origin", beginning with protein-based systems, proto-cells reproducing by statistical division rather than accurate replication, which were la ... (read full critics)

dannyreviews published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010

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A `must read' book for people interested in biogenesis

Although a little book (about 100 pages), it is plentiful of interesting explanation.
The author, `a physicist with an inclination for mathematics', explain his bias for the `metabolism biogenesis' against the `replication biogenesis' with a theoretical but very thorough approach.
The thir ... (continue)

Although a little book (about 100 pages), it is plentiful of interesting explanation.
The author, `a physicist with an inclination for mathematics', explain his bias for the `metabolism biogenesis' against the `replication biogenesis' with a theoretical but very thorough approach.
The third chapter requires a good math knowledge, but in general it is clear and the complexity fades in slowly and gradually.
By sure I'll re-read it, more than twice.

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