The Chemistry of Life's Origins (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)

This volume contains the lectures presented at the second course of the International School of Space Chemistry held in Erice (Sicily) from October 20 - 30 1991 at the "E. Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture." The course was attended by 58 participants from 13 countries. The Chemistry of Life's Origins is well recognized as one of the most critical subjects of modem chemistry. Much progress has been made since the amazingly perceptive contributions by Oparin some 70 years ago when he first outlined a possible series of steps starting from simple molecules to basic building blocks and ultimate assembly into simple organisms capable of replicating, catalysis and evolution to higher organisms. The pioneering experiments of Stanley Miller demonstrated already forty years ago how easy it could have been to form the amino acids which are critical to living organisms. However we have since learned and are still learning a great deal more about the primitive conditions on earth which has led us to a rethinking of where and how the condition for prebiotic chemical processes occurred. We have also learned a great deal more about the molecular basis for life. For instance, the existence of DNA was just discovered forty years ago.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	NATO Science Series C, 416
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	1993
Editors:	J. Mayo Greenberg • C.X. Mendoza-Gomez • Valerio Pirronello
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	423
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
ISBN-13:	978-9401048569
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Organic chemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Promotions
LSN:	9401048568
Barcode:	9789401048569

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