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De Duve, Christian.

Life evolving : molecules, mind, and meaning / Christian de Duve.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

xv, 341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

De Duve shares his thoughts on God and immortality, as well as future evolutionary conjectures, as he explores topics such as the evolution of life from the first cells to complex organisms, the development of language and emotion, and the origins of consciousness.

ISSR Library

ISSR Library.

Life -- Origin.

Evolution (Biology)

Life (Biology)

Molecular evolution.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is life? chemistry -- What is life? information -- Where does life come from? -- How did life arise? the way to RNA -- How did life arise? from RNA to protein-DNA -- How did life arise? the birth of cells -- The history of life -- The invisible world of bacteria -- The mysterious birth of eukaryotes: the problem -- The mysterious birth of eukaryotes: a possible pathway -- The visible revolution -- The arrow of evolution -- Becoming human -- The riddle of the brain -- Reshaping life -- After us, what? -- Are we alone? -- How about God in all that?

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

2002075407 * 2002029014

0195156056

9780195156058

49959465

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