{"product_id":"the-life-puzzle-on-crystals-and-organisms-and-on-the-possibility-of-a-crystal-as-an-ancestor-paperback","title":"The Life Puzzle: On Crystals and Organisms and on the Possibility of a Crystal as an Ancestor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. G. Cairns-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the origin of life? Molecular biology shows us one kind, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ebut in thinking about it we must consider those generalised aspects of living \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eorganisation that are common to all conceivable forms of life. The author believes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethat only a combination of general biological theory and particular chemical \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eknowledge can solve the problems of the origin and re-creation of life. This book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003edoes not fall into either the classical Haldane or Oparin schools of thought on the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eorigin of life, but advances a thesis of its own, which, according to Professor C.H. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWaddington, is one of the most important recent intellectual developments in this \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efield.\u003cp\u003ePart I considers the role of molecular biology in formulating a view of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003elife as it exists now. Part II turns to more general aspects of the organisation of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ematter. In Part III the author advances his own theories on the origin of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003elife--theories which are both revolutionary and reactionary. As he remarks, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If my conclusions are correct it may be difficult to find the right system, but \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eit would be easy to make a very simple organism once we have.'\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Cairns-Smith \u003c\/strong\u003ewas educated at Edinburgh University and is now an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Chemistry Department at Glasgow University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 1971\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664879960285,"sku":"9781442638891","price":75.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/IXH2OgJpAZ9781442638891.webp?v=1773914729","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-life-puzzle-on-crystals-and-organisms-and-on-the-possibility-of-a-crystal-as-an-ancestor-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}