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Life from an RNA World: The Ancestor Within

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Description for Life from an RNA World: The Ancestor Within Paperback. A majority of evolutionary biologists believe that we now can envision our biological predecessors - not the first, but nearly the first, living beings on Earth. This title is about these vanished forebears, sketching them in the distant past just as their workings first began to resemble our own. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.

A majority of evolutionary biologists believe that we now can envision our biological predecessors—not the first, but nearly the first, living beings on Earth. Life from an RNA World is about these vanished forebears, sketching them in the distant past just as their workings first began to resemble our own. The advances that have made such a pursuit possible are rarely discussed outside of bio-labs. So here, says author Michael Yarus, is an album for interested non-biologists, an introduction to our relatives in deep time, slouching between the first rudimentary life on Earth and the appearance of more complex beings.... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674060715
SKU
V9780674060715
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About Michael Yarus
Michael Yarus is Professor Emeritus, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado.

Reviews for Life from an RNA World: The Ancestor Within
Life from an RNA World is an unconventional book about RNA. Rather than opening with the central dogma and attendant teachings on molecular biology, Yarus uses evolution as a gateway. He then takes us on a journey through evolutionary time, concentrating on the roles of the various forms of RNA… [He] is a proficient guide.
Tim Harris
Nature ... Read more

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