How Molecular Forces and Rotating Planets Create Life | The Emergence and Evolution of Prokaryotic Cells

Jan Spitzer

ISBN 10: 0262045575 / ISBN 13: 9780262045575

Published by MIT Press Ltd, 2021

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How Molecular Forces and Rotating Planets Create Life | The Emergence and Evolution of Prokaryotic Cells | Jan Spitzer | Buch | Vienna Series in Theoretical B | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2021 | MIT Press Ltd | EAN 9780262045575 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Molecular Forces and Rotating Planets Create Life | The Emergence and Evolution of Prokaryotic Cells
• Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262045575
• ISBN 13: 9780262045575
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 159W x 236H x 24D millimeters 159 millimeters width by 236 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 530 grams
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Synopsis

A reconceptualization of origins research that exploits a modern understanding of non-covalent molecular forces that stabilize living prokaryotic cells.

Scientific research into the origins of life remains exploratory and speculative. Science has no definitive answer to the biggest questions--"What is life?" and "How did life begin on earth?" In this book, Jan Spitzer reconceptualizes origins research by exploiting a modern understanding of non-covalent molecular forces and covalent bond formation--a physicochemical approach propounded originally by Linus Pauling and Max Delbrück. Spitzer develops the Pauling-Delbrück premise as a physicochemical jigsaw puzzle that identifies key stages in life's emergence, from the formation of first oceans, tidal sediments, and proto-biofilms to progenotes, proto-cells and the first cellular organisms.

About the Author

Jan Spitzer, a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Queen Elizabeth College at the University of London, has had a long career in chemistry and polymer science, as Associate Professor, and Research and Development Manager in synthetic latex industry. He is the author or coauthor of numerous peer-reviewed papers, technical articles, and book chapters.