Life From An Rna World: The Ancestor Within Michael Yarus Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Science Biology And Biochemistry

A Majority Of Evolutionary Biologists Believe That We Now Can Envision Our Biological Predecessors—Not The First But Nearly Living Beings On Earth Life From An Rna World Is About These Vanished Forebears Sketching Them In Distant Past Just As Their Workings Began To Resemble Own Advances Have Made Such Pursuit Possible Are Rarely Discussed Outside Bio-Labs So Here Says Author Michael Yarus Album For Interested Non-Biologists Introduction Relatives Deep Time Slouching Between Rudimentary And Appearance More Complex Era Focus Yarus’ Work Called It (Ribonucleic Acid)—Long Believed Be Mere Biologic Copier Messenger—That Offers Us This Glimpse Into Ancient Predecessors Describe Early Creatures “Ribocytes” Or Cells Deploys Some Basics Molecular Biology He Reviews Current Understanding Tree Examines Structure Itself Explains Operation Genetic Code Covers Much Else—All Effort Reveal Departed Across Billions Years Its Heyday Ours Courting Controversy Among Those Who Question Role “Ribocytes”—Citing Chemical Fragility Uncertainty Origin Synthetic Apparatus—Yarus Invaluable Vision His Book Makes Form Ancestor Within Accessible All Σελίδες: 208 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0318 Διαστάσεις: 14X14Cm