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02293aam a22003138i 4500 001 1E2FF73693AD11EC9EF6B98439ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220222010023 008 200323s2020 ilu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020013379 020 $a 022671523X 020 $a 9780226715230 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QH325 $b .M2995 2020 082 00 $a 576.8/3 $2 23 100 1 $a Marshall, Michael $c (Science writer), $e author. 245 14 $a The genesis quest : $b the geniuses and eccentrics on a journey to uncover the origin of life on earth / $c Michael Marshall. 263 $a 2010 264 1 $a Chicago : $b The University of Chicago Press, $c 2020. 300 $a 400 pages 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Primordial science. The biggest question ; A Soviet free thinker ; Creation in a test tube -- Strange objects. The DNA revolution; Crystal clear ; The schism -- Scattered, divided, leaderless. The other long molecule ; Rise of the replicators ; The blobs ; The need for power ; Born in the depths -- Reunification. Mirrors ; Return of the blobs ; Just messy enough -- Epilogue : the meaning of life. 520 $a "Some have argued that life began in the chemical-rich seas of the early Earth, the famous primordial soup, while others are convinced that life began in strange vents pumping hot water out of the sea floor, where the chemical reactions that sustain living cells could get started. Or perhaps life began in volcanic ponds on land, or in meteorite impact zones, or even in beds of clay. Each idea has attracted staunch believers who promote it with an almost religious fervor. But the story of life's origins is more than this: it is a story that takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from cells to DNA, and evolution to life's family tree. This book is the first full history of the scientists who struggled to explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Life $x History. $x Research $x History. 650 0 $a Scientists. 941 $a 1 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104020347.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1E2FF73693AD11EC9EF6B98439ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search