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Author Name: Duve, Christian De
Title: VITAL IMPERATIVE - Life As A Cosmic Imperative
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Type: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Basic Books 1995
Seller ID: 003054
"At the heart of Vital Dust is the concept of seven increasingly complex 'ages' of life on Earth. With each age, de Duve shows the key event that defined the age and the new event that led to the next. He argues that simple, deterministic chemical reactions put life on track but that other mechanisms led inexorably to greater complexity and biodiversity: the development of a lock-and-key system that serves as the universal device of biological recognition at the molecular level; the emergence of a common ancestor of all organisms, from amoebas to humans; the great oxygen holocaust; the conversion of some bacteria into complex cells; and the successive improvements in reproductive strategies that made possible the spectacular diversity of life on earth...one of the most important science books to come along in some time." 362pp.
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