The definitive story-in all its fascinating detail-of the search for life's beginnings
Christopher Wills is Professor of Biology at the University of California at San Diego. His books include Yellow Fever, Black Goddess and Children of Prometheus. Jeffrey Bada is Professor of Marine Chemistry and Director of the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Exobiology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. Christopher Wills is Professor of Biology at the University of California at San Diego. His books include Yellow Fever, Black Goddess and Children of Prometheus. Jeffrey Bada is Professor of Marine Chemistry and Director of the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Exobiology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.
Introduction
xi
The Rise and Fall of Spontaneous Generation
1
(33)
Primordial Soup
34
(25)
The Earth's Apocalyptic Beginnings
59
(26)
Prebiotic Soup: The Recipe
85
(22)
Sorting Out the Gemisch
107
(16)
The First Protobionts
123
(20)
From Top to Toe
143
(16)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
159
(24)
Evolution by Committee
183
(28)
Life Elsewhere
211
(46)
Epilogue
257
(4)
Glossary
261
(6)
Notes and References
267
(14)
Index
281
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