Life's origin
Subtitle: the beginnings of biological evolution
By: edited by J. William Schopf
Contributors: Schopf, J. William, 1941-
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Life -- Origin
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Historical understanding of life's beginnings / John Oró; title: From big bang to primordial planet : setting the stage for the origin of life / Alan W. Schwartz and Sherwood Chang; title: Formation of the building blocks of life / Stanley L. Miller and Antonio Lazcano; title: From building blocks to the polymers of life / James P. Ferris; title: The origin of biological information / Leslie E. Orgel; title: When did life begin? / J. William Schopf