An edition of Vital Dust
(1996)
Vital Dust
Life as a Cosmic Imperative
by Christian De Duve
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Nobel prize-winning biochemist Christian de Duve takes readers on a survey of the history of life on earth from a biochemical and molecular perspective, from the formation of the first biomolecules and prebiotic peptides to thioesters; RNA and the age of information, to the greening of the earth and the age (and workings) of the mind.
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Vital Dust: Life as a Cosmic Imperative
January 1, 1996, Basic Books
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0465090451 9780465090457
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"VIRTUALLY ALL the organic matter in the living world can be summarized symbolically, if not euphonically, by the formula CHNOPS, which stands for carbon (C), hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S)."
Table of Contents
The Search for Origins
The First Catalysts of Life
The Fuel of Emerging Life
The Advent of RNA
RNA Takes Over
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