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The Natural Selection of the Chemical Elements - The Environment and Life's Chemistry (Paperback, Revised)
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The Natural Selection of the Chemical Elements - The Environment and Life's Chemistry (Paperback, Revised)
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This beautifully written book is a study of the intimate
relationship between the inanimate environment and living
organisms. It describes how the evolution of both has been
interactive and interdependent: the environment and life developed
together, The authors show that this can be explained in terms of
the properties of the chemical elements and their compounds. It
discusses the physical and chemical balances between the animate
and inanimate worlds, with kinetic and thermodynamic principles
given to support this analysis. These principles are applied to
both organic and inorganic chemical systems to provide a basis for
understanding the evolution of life in terms of the interaction of
both types of chemistry within ever more complex organisations. The
book conludes with an examination of an intriguing problem for
mankind: the long-term consequences of man's selection and
manipulation of chemicals. This may have consequences for the
long-term future of life from changes in the environment - not just
only due to bulk but also to trace element alterations.
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