First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe
Contributors: J. Chela-Flores (Editor); Tobias Owen (Editor); François Raulin (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781402000775
Subjects: Astronomy, Space & Time; Evolution; Origin Of Life; Life Sciences - Evolution; Organic Evolution; Science/Mathematics; Science; Origin; Life on other planets; Astronomy - General; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science / Astronomy; Congresses; Life; Molecular evolution
First sentence: Essential to all contemporary life forms is an intracellular genetic apparatus capable of expressing and, upon reproduction, transmitting to the progeny information capable of undergoing evolutionary change.