Origins: A Skeptic's Guide to the Creation of Life, Robert

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Book Title: \"Origins: A Skeptic\'s Guide to the Creation of Life on Earth\"
Edition: 1st
Author: Robert Shapiro
ISBN-10: 0434695203
ISBN-13: 978-0434695201
Publisher: Heinemann (London)
Year published: 1986
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket.
Language: English
Condition: Pristine
Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 16.5 x 3.3 cm
Synopsis:
\"Shapiro, a biochemist, considers the various experiments and theories that contribute to explaining the origin of life on Earth. He examines in detail the Urey-Miller experiments (familiar to every freshman in biology), the clay organism, and spontaneous generation with relentless attention to their scientific merits. He gently dismisses the peculiar theory of directed panspermia espoused by Crick, and thoroughly debunks the outrageous proposals of Hoyle. Finally, Shapiro suggests a protein (enzyme) as the orginal replicator, and speculates on the possibility that other planets may provide models for some processes in life\'s origin. An excellent critical review, with technical jargon kept to a minimum, this book will be comprehensible to a diversified readership\".