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The Spark Of Life (Paperback) Loot Price: R554
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The Spark Of Life (Paperback): Christopher Wills, Jeffrey Bada

The Spark Of Life (Paperback)

Christopher Wills, Jeffrey Bada

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"A highly readable survey of the historical prelude to the study of the origins of life, as well as selected areas of current research, including the search for extraterrestrial life."-NatureWhere did we come from? Did life arise on earth or on some other planet? What did the earliest primitive organisms look like? Untangling a century of contentious debate, the authors explore current theories of the source of life-from Martian meteors to hydrothermal vents-and then present their own elegant scenario: Life arose not in the subterranean depths, as many believe, but on Earth's tumultuous surface, where a primitive form of natural selection spawned the first genetic material, perhaps in the form of a proto-virus. Knowing exactly how life began on Earth will not only teach us more about ourselves, it will bring us closer to finding life elsewhere.

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Imprint: Perseus Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2001
First published: March 2001
Authors: Christopher Wills • Jeffrey Bada
Dimensions: 236 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-7382-0493-2
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General
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LSN: 0-7382-0493-5
Barcode: 9780738204932

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