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The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth: The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere - Smith, Eric, and Morowitz, Harold J
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Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary book explores the origin of life as a planetary process. Combining geology, geochemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, evolution and statistical physics to create an inclusive picture of the living state, the authors develop the argument that the emergence of life was a necessary cascade of non-equilibrium phase transitions that opened new channels for chemical energy flow on Earth. This full colour and logically ...

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The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth: The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere 2016, Cambridge University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9781107121881

Hardcover