Genesis Quest : (Record no. 297398)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781474611435
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 576.83
Item number MAR-G
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Marshall, Michael
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Genesis Quest :
Remainder of title The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth
Statement of responsibility, etc. By Michael Marshall.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2020.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent i-viii+360p.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note The story of the quest to understand life's genesis is a universal one, in which everyone can find pleasure and fascination. By asking how life came to be, we are implicitly asking why we are here, whether life exists on other planets, and what it means to be alive. This book is the story of a group of fragile, flawed humans who chose to wrestle with these questions. By exploring the origin of life, we can catch a glimpse of the infinite.'0How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask.0For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious fervour, as well as detractors who reject it with equal passion.0But the quest to unravel life's genesis is not just a story of big ideas. It is also a compelling human story, rich in personalities, conflicts, and surprising twists and turns. Along the way the journey takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from evolution and cells to DNA and life's family tree. It is also a search whose end may finally be in sight.0In The Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall shows how the quest to understand life's beginning is also a journey to discover the true nature of life, and by extension our place in the universe.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. A thrilling investigation into one of the big unanswered questions that science has to offer: the origins of life on Earth
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Life sciences -- History -- 20th century. Life sciences -- History -- 21st century. Life -- Origin -- Popular works.
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        Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center 23/09/2021   576.83 MAR-G DCB3915 23/09/2021 23/09/2021 Book