Vital Dust: Life As A Cosmic Imperative

Bibliographic Collection: 
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: De Duve, Christian
Year of Publication: 1995
Number of Pages: 362
Publisher: Basic Books
City: New York
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 0465090451
Keywords: Evolution (Biology)., Life (Biology), Life (Origin)
Abstract:

Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces woven into the fabric of the universe? And if inevitable, what are these forces, and how do they account not only for the origin of life but also for its evolution toward increasing complexity? Vital Dust is a groundbreaking history of life on Earth, a history that only someone of Chrisitian de Duve’s stature and erudition could have written.

Short Title: The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth
Label: 1995