TY - BOOK AU - Thaxton,Charles B AU - Bradley,Walter L. AU - Olsen,Roger L. TI - The mystery of life's origin: reassessing current theories AV - QH325.O52.M978 1992 PY - 1984/// CY - Dallas, Texas PB - Lewis and Stanley KW - Life KW - Origin KW - Molecular evolution KW - Research N1 - 2; 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; 2 ER -