Amino Acids and the Asymmetry of Life: Caught in the Act of Formation

by Uwe Meierhenrich

Book Overview

"How did life originate and why were left-handed molecules selected for its architecture?" This question of high public and interdisciplinary scientific interest is the central theme of this book. It is widely known that in processes triggering the origin of life on Earth, the equal occurrence, the parity between left-handed amino acids and their right-handed mirror images, was violated. The balance was inevitably tipped to the left - as a result...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540768858
• ISBN13: 9783540768852
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"