The Origins of Life: From Abiotic Chemistry to the First Cells

by Karl Niklas, Randy O. Wayne, Tom Owens

The Origins of Life: From Abiotic Chemistry to the First Cells is an essential textbook that tackles one of the greatest mysteries in science, how inanimate matter evolved into the first living things. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, delving into the basic principles of the earth's chemistry, the formation of pre-cellular entities, and the acquisition of chemical complexity. It explains the creation of chromosomes, metabolic pathways,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443335443
• ISBN13: 9780443335440
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 300 Pages