Seven Clues to the Origin of Life : A Scientific Detective Story (Canto)
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Book Description
The mysteries surrounding the origins of life on earth are written in detective story fashion by a world famous scientist in this popular version of Genetic Takeover, originally published in 1982.
Review
'I know of no other book that succeeds as well as this one in maintaining the central question in focus throughout. It is a summary of the best evolutionary thinking as applied to the origins of life in which the important issues are addressed pertinently, economically and with a happy recourse to creative analogies.' Nature
'... a splendid story - and a much more convincing one than the molecular biologists can offer as an alternative. Cairns-Smith has argued his case before in the technical scientific literature, here he sets it out in a way from which anyone - even those whose chemistry and biology stopped at 16 - can learn.' New Statesman
Seven Clues to the Origin of Life : A Scientific Detective Story (Canto)
Seven Clues to the Origin of Life: A Scientific Detective Story (Canto),A. G. Cairns-Smith,Cambridge University Press,0521398282,Life,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Life Sciences - Ecology,Life Sciences - Evolution,Origin,Origin Of Life,Research & Methodology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Evolution,Life--Origin,Science / Biology
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