Singularities: Landmarks on the Pathways of Life

by Christian de Duve

Erwin Schr dinger's What is Life? published 60 years ago, influenced much of the development of molecular biology. In this new book Christian De Duve, Nobel Laureate and pioneer of modern cell biology, presents a contemporary response to this classic, providing a sophisticated consideration of the key steps or bottlenecks that constrain the origins and evolution of life. De Duve surveys the entire history of life, including insights into the conditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052184195X
• ISBN13: 9780521841955
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"