The Emergence of Life
Subtitle: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 17, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780521821179
Subjects: Organic chemistry; Science/Mathematics; Science; Chemistry - Organic; Life Sciences - Evolution; Science / Chemistry / Organic; Life; Origin
First sentence: The main assumption held by most scientists about the origin of life on Earth is that life originated from inanimate matter through a spontaneous and gradual increase of molecular complexity.