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Author Crick, Francis, 1916-2004., author

Title Life itself : its origin and nature / Francis Crick

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 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  577.C867l    AVAILABLE  MSCC
 UM Orono Stacks  QH325 .C84    AVAILABLE  
Phys Descr 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-178) and index
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
Summary A basic book about biology, the origin of life, and the origin of man
Subject Life -- Origin
Mesh Subject Origin of Life.
Other Form Online version: Crick, Francis, 1916-2004. Life itself. New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1981 (OCoLC)647142698
OCLC # 7653292
ISBN # 0671255622
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