First Cell The Mystery Surrounding the Beginning of Life
Heftet /
2021
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030453831
Publisert
2021-06-06
Utgiver
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
Popular/general, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
17
This book introduces a fresh perspective on the conditions for the genesis of the first cell. An important possible environment of the prehistoric Earth has long been overlooked as a host to the perfect biochemical conditions for this process. The first complexes of continental crust on the early Earth must have already contained systems of interconnected cracks and cavities, which were filled with volatiles like water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. This book offers insights into how these conditions may have provided the ideal physical and chemical setting for the formation of protocells and early stages of life.
The authors support their hypothesis with a number of astonishing findings from laboratory experiments focusing on a variety of organic compounds, and on the formation of key cellular ingredients and of primitive cell-like structures. Moreover, they discuss the principles of prebiotic evolution regarding the aspects of order and complexity. Guiding readers throughvarious stages of hypotheses and re-created evolutionary processes, the book is enriched with personal remarks and experiences throughout, reflecting the authors' personal quest to solve the mystery surrounding the first cell.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030453831
Publisert
2021-06-06
Utgiver
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
Popular/general, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
17