Sankar Chatterjee: From Stardust to First Cells
From Stardust to First Cells
Buch
- The Origin and Evolution of Early Life
- Springer International Publishing, 09/2023
- Einband: Gebunden, HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9783031233968
- Bestellnummer: 11615924
- Umfang: 288 Seiten
- Nummer der Auflage: 23001
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2023
- Gewicht: 962 g
- Maße: 285 x 215 mm
- Stärke: 22 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 21.9.2023
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
This book presents a groundbreaking hypothesis to answer one of the greatest scientific mysteries: How did life begin? Like a detective piecing together seemingly disparate bits of evidence, Dr. Sankar Chatterjee combines the most recent discoveries in cosmology, geology, chemistry, information systems, and biology, weaving a vast tapestry from the threads of current research. Dr. Chatterjee convincingly argues that the odyssey of life first began when the fundamental building blocks were brought to Earth by meteorites. These cosmic compounds concentrated and simmered like a soup in hydrothermal crater-caldrons. Through a system of subterranean vent networks, a biosynthetic-rich variety of organic compounds mixed and matched into a recipe of rich biomolecules guided by prebiotic information systems. Through symbiosis, these complex biopolymers gradually assemble into membrane-bound protocells. At each stage of this evolutionary progression, through natural selection, they refined with increasing stability and complexity, ultimately leading to the emergence of the first cells about four billion years ago. In this book, Dr. Chatterjee tells this story in rigorous detail in language that is both accessible and engaging.![Sankar Chatterjee: From Stardust to First Cells, Buch](https://media1.jpc.de/image/w468/front/0/9783031233968.jpg)
Sankar Chatterjee
From Stardust to First Cells
EUR 131,42*