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The Genesis Quest - The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth (Paperback)
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The Genesis Quest - The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth (Paperback)
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Loot Price R368
Discovery Miles 3 680
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'The story of the quest to understand life's genesis is a universal
one, in which everyone can find pleasure and fascination. By asking
how life came to be, we are implicitly asking why we are here,
whether life exists on other planets, and what it means to be
alive. This book is the story of a group of fragile, flawed humans
who chose to wrestle with these questions. By exploring the origin
of life, we can catch a glimpse of the infinite.' How did life
begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound
questions we can ask. For almost a century, a small band of
eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and
explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life
began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea
has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost
religious fervour, as well as detractors who reject it with equal
passion. But the quest to unravel life's genesis is not just a
story of big ideas. It is also a compelling human story, rich in
personalities, conflicts, and surprising twists and turns. Along
the way the journey takes in some of the greatest discoveries in
modern biology, from evolution and cells to DNA and life's family
tree. It is also a search whose end may finally be in sight. In The
Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall shows how the quest to understand
life's beginning is also a journey to discover the true nature of
life, and by extension our place in the universe.
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