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.