Seven Clues to the Origin of Life A Scientific Detective Story |
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| Author:
| Cairns-Smith, A. G. |
| Series title: | Canto Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-39828-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1990 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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This book addresses the question of how life may have arisen on earth, in the spirit of an intriguing detective story. It relies on the methods of Sherlock Holmes, in particular his principle that one should use the most paradoxical features of a case to crack it. This approach to the essential biological problems is not merely light-hearted, but a fascinating scrutiny of some very fundamental questions.
This book addresses the question of how life may have arisen on earth, in the spirit of an intriguing detective story. It relies on the methods of Sherlock Holmes, in particular his principle that one should use the most paradoxical features of a case to crack it. This approach to the essential biological problems is not merely light-hearted, but a fascinating scrutiny of some very fundamental questions.