How Life Began
Evolution's Three Geneses
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Author
Contributions
- Daniel Simberloff (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2008-04-15 - University Of Chicago Press
Language
English
Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL10192447M
- Internet Archivehowlifebeganevol0000mein
- Internet Archivehowlifebeganevol00mein
- ISBN-100226519317
- ISBN-139780226519319
and 4 more
- LibraryThing7781961
- Library of Congress Control Number2007035929
- OCLC Control Number167517300
- Better World Books9780226519319
Classifications
- LCCQH325.M36 2008
- LCCQH325 .M36 2008
Description
"The Bible states that God created the heavens and the Earth, all in about seven days roughly six thousand years ago. This episode in Genesis departs markedly from scientific theories developed over the last two centuries that hold that life appeared on Earth over 3 billion years ago in the form of bacteria, followed by unicellular organisms less than a billion years later. It is this version of genesis that Alexandre Meinesz explores in this tale of life's origin and evolution." "How Life Began elucidates three origins, or geneses, of life - bacteria, cells, and multicellular organisms - and shows how evolution has sculpted life to its current biodiversity through four main phenomena - mutations, recombination, natural selection, and geological cataclysms. A biologist who specializes in algae, Meinesz brings a novel voice to the history of biodiversity and emphasizes here the role of unions in organizing life."--Jacket.
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- How Life Began: Evolution's Three Geneses
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