An edition of The Origins of Life (2000)

The Origins of Life

From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language

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An edition of The Origins of Life (2000)

The Origins of Life

From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language

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In The Origins of Life, Maynard Smith and Szathmáry have completely rewritten their earlier book, The Major Transitions in Evolution, to bring their ideas to a wider audience of general readers. Here is a brilliant, original picture of how life evolved on earth, focusing primarily on six major transitionsdramatic breakthroughs in the way that information was passed between generations. The authors offer illuminating explorations of the origin of life itself, the arrival of the first cells with nuclei, the first reproduction by sexual means, the appearance of multicellular plants and animals, the emergence of cooperative animal societies, and the birth of language. The Origins of Life represents the thinking of two leading scientists on questions that engage us all: how life began and how it gradually evolved from tiny invisible cells into whales and trees and human beings. - Publisher.

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The Origins of Life: From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language
September 30, 2000, Oxford University Press, USA
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First Sentence

"Organisms are incredibly complex."

Table of Contents

Life and information
The major transitions
From chemistry to heredity
From the RNA world to the modern world
From heredity to simple cells
The origin of eukaryotic cells
The origin of sex
Genetic conflict
Living together
The evolution of many-celled organisms
Animal societies
From animal societies to human societies
The origin of language
Glossary
Notes
Further reading

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Oxford

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
180 p.
Number of pages
192
Dimensions
20 x x centimeters

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Open Library
OL7384623M
Internet Archive
originslifefromb00smit
ISBN 10
019286209X
ISBN 13
9780192862099
OCLC/WorldCat
42746019
Library Thing
379267
Goodreads
41863

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