The mystery of life's origin : reassessing current theories /

Thaxton, Charles B,

The mystery of life's origin : reassessing current theories / [print] Charles B. Thaxton, Walter L. Bradley, Roger L. Olsen. - Dallas, Texas : Lewis and Stanley, (c)1984. - xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Crisis in the chemistry of origins -- The theory of biochemical evolution -- Simulation of prebiotic monomer synthesis -- The myth of the prebiotic soup -- Reassessing the early earth and its atmosphere -- Plausibility and investigator interference -- Thermodynamics of living systems -- Thermodynamics and the origin of life -- Specifying how work is to be done -- Protocells -- Summary and conclusion.




Life--Origin.
Molecular evolution.
Life--Origin--Research.
Molecular evolution--Research.

QH325.O52.M978 1992 QH325