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A World From Dust - How the Periodic Table Shaped Life (Hardcover)
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A World From Dust - How the Periodic Table Shaped Life (Hardcover)
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A World From Dust describes how a set of chemical rules combined
with the principles of evolution in order to create an environment
in which life as we know it could unfold. Beginning with simple
mathematics, these predictable rules led to the advent of the
planet itself, as well as cells, organs and organelles, ecosystems,
and increasingly complex life forms. McFarland provides an
accessible discussion of a geological history as well, describing
how the inorganic matter on Earth underwent chemical reactions with
air and water, allowing for life to emerge from the world's first
rocks. He traces the history of life all the way to modern
neuroscience, and shows how the bioelectric signals that make up
the human brain were formed. Most popular science books on the
topic present either the physics of how the universe formed, or the
biology of how complex life came about; this book's approach would
be novel in that it condenses in an engaging way the chemistry that
links the two fields. This book is an accessible and
multidisciplinary look at how life on our planet came to be, and
how it continues to develop and change even today.
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