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Nobel prize-winning biochemist Christian de Duve takes readers on a survey of the history of life on earth from a biochemical and molecular perspective, from the formation of the first biomolecules and prebiotic peptides to thioesters; RNA and the age of information, to the greening of the earth and the age (and workings) of the mind.
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2 editions- Other · English · 1996Basic Books · 384 pages · 9780465090457
- Other · English · 1995Basic Books · 362 pages · 9780465090440