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Emergence of Life : From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology by Pier Luigi Luisi (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107092396
ISBN-139781107092396
eBay Product ID (ePID)219303359
Product Key Features
Number of Pages478 Pages
Publication NameEmergence of Life : from Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectLife Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Biology
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorPier Luigi Luisi
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight37.7 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-049383
Reviews'It is ten years since Professor Luisi's classic book The Emergence of Life appeared. It is highly welcome therefore that this second edition will explain many of the important advances that have occurred in the last decade. With his profound systems approach, Professor Luisi is better placed than anyone to do this. He also includes valuable interviews with other leading systems scientists. Highly recommended for those working in and interested in this growing field.' Denis Noble, University of Oxford
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal576.83
Table Of ContentPart I. Approaches to the Origin of Life: 1. Setting the stage; 2. The hardware; 3. Ascending the ramp of complexity; 4. Experimental approaches to the origins of life; 5. Origin of life from ground zero; Part II. What Is Life? The Bio-Logics of Cellular Life: 6. Autopoiesis - the invariant property; 7. Cognition; Part III. Order and Organization in Biological Systems: 8. Self-organization; 9. The notion of emergence; 10. Self-replication and self-reproduction; Part IV. The World of Vesicles: 11. The various types of surfactant aggregates; 12. Vesicle reactivity and transformations; 13. Biochemistry and molecular biology in vesicles; Part V. Towards the Synthetic Biology of Minimal Cells: 14. A panoramic view of synthetic biology; 15. The minimal cell.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAddressing the emergence of life from a systems biology perspective, this new edition has undergone extensive revision, reflecting changes in scientific understanding and evolution of thought on the question 'what is life?'. With an emphasis on the philosophical aspects of science, including the epistemic features of modern synthetic biology, and also providing an updated view of the autopoiesis/cognition theory, the book gives an exhaustive treatment of the biophysical properties of vesicles, seen as the beginning of the 'road map' to the minimal cell - a road map which will develop into the question of whether and to what extent synthetic biology will be capable of making minimal life in the laboratory. Fully illustrated, accessibly written, directly challenging the reader with provocative questions, offering suggestions for research proposals, and including dialogues with contemporary authors such as Humberto Maturana, Albert Eschenmoser and Harold Morowitz, this is an ideal resource for researchers and students across fields including bioengineering, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, chemistry and chemical engineering., Addressing the origins of biological and synthetic life from a systems biology perspective, this new edition has undergone an extensive revision and includes greater coverage of synthetic biology. Unique to this edition are discussions with contemporaries in the field, demonstrating an evolution of thought on the question 'what is life?'.
LC Classification NumberQH325
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