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life as a cosmic imperative
By Christian De Duve
"Vital dust" was published by Basic Books in 1995 - New York, it has 362 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Vital dust” Metadata:
- Title: Vital dust
- Author: Christian De Duve
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 362
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publish Date: 1995
- Publish Location: New York
“Vital dust” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Origin - Life - Evolution (Biology) - Life (Biology) - Chemical Evolution - Évolution (biologie) - Biological Evolution - Origin of Life - Biogenese - Evolution - Evolutie - Vie (biologie) - Origines
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: xix, 362 p. :
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL1088902M - OL3474223W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 30624716
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 94012964
- ISBN-10: 0465090443
- All ISBNs: 0465090443
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"Vital dust" Table Of Contents:
- 1- The Search for Origins
- 2- The First Catalysts of Life
"Vital dust" Description:
The Open Library:
This book by Nobel prize-winning biochemist Christian de Duve surveys the molecular evidence and biochemical processes that testify to the origins of life and our universal descent from a last universal common ancestor. The book is divided into seven parts (I-VII) with at least two or more chapters in each. Part I, for example, which is entitled "The Age of Chemistry," contains four chapters - The Search for Origins; The First Catalysts of Life (including a treatment of thioesters); The Fuel for Emerging Life; and The Advent of RNA. -- While Part II is entitled "The Age of Information," etc. - A sampling from the preface: "...our knowledge of present-day metabolism yields insights into life's beginnings" - "the human version of cytochrome c differs from that of a rhesus monkey by a single amino acid and from those of the dog, rattlesnake, bullfrog, tuna fish, silkworm, wheat, and yeast by 11, 14, 18, 21, 31, 43, and 45 amino acids, respectively"
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