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Author Crick, Francis, 1916-2004.

Title Life itself : its origin and nature / Francis Crick.

Imprint New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1981.
Descript 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents 1. Times and distances, large and small -- 2. The cosmic pageant -- 3. The uniformity of biochemistry -- 4. The general nature of life -- 5. Nucleic acids and molecular replication -- 6. The primitive earth -- 7. A statistical fallacy -- 8. Other suitable planets -- 9. Higher civilizations -- 10. How early could life have started? -- 11. What would they have sent? -- 12. The design of the rocket -- 13. The two theories contrasted -- 14. Fermi's question reconsidered -- 15. Why should we care? -- Appendix: The genetic code.
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-178) and index.
Summary A basic book about biology, the origin of life, and the origin of man.
Subject Life -- Origin.
Origin of Life.
Life -- Origin. (OCoLC)fst00998169
Life Origin
LC CARD # 81009160
ISBN 0671255622
9780671255626
0671255630
9780671255633