Ebook: Genesis - In The Beginning: Precursors of Life, Chemical Models and Early Biological Evolution
- Tags: Evolutionary Biology, Cell Biology, Geochemistry, Earth System Sciences, Science general
- Series: Cellular Origin Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology 22
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Genesis – In The Beginning deals with the origin and diversity of Life and early biological evolution and discusses the question of where (hot or cold sources) and when the beginning of Life took place. Among the sections are chapters dealing with prebiotic chemical processes and considering self-replication of polymers in mineral habitats. One chapter is dedicated to the photobiological regime on early Earth and the emergence of Life. This volume covers the role of symmetry, information and order (homochrial biomolecules) in the beginning of Life. The models of protocells and the genetic code with gene transfer are important topics in this volume. Three chapters discuss the Panspermia hypothesis (to answer “Are we from outer Space?”). Other chapters cover the Astrobiological aspects of Life in the Universe in extraterrestrial Planets of the Solar System and deal with cometary hydrosphere (and its connection to Earth). We conclude with the history and frontiers of Astrobiogy.
This book deals with the Origin of Life on Earth and planets, which is currently a very “hot” topic dealt with at several international meetings, conferences and workshops by various societies and groups. The current volume is number 22 of the “Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology” series (COLE) published by Springer. The contributors review new data in this field, following current studies from gene and molecular to macro levels. The extremophiles – microorganisms living at the edge of Life under very severe conditions (from our anthropocentric view point) - may point out possibilities of existing Life forms on other planets and satellites.
In eight sections and fifty chapters, the seventy-five authors cover subjects such as chemical evolution, the function of geophysics in Life’s origin, the first steps of cellular evolution, Panspermia (the theory claiming that the source of Life is not from Earth but from Outer Space), possibility of extraterrestrial Life (Astrobiology), and the history of origin of Life on Earth and beyond.
This up-to-date book complements volume 6 (Origin Genesis, Evolution and Diversity of Life (2004) in the COLE series (ISBN: 978-1-4020-1813-8) published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Professor D. Deamer ends his Introduction with these words: Future progress in understanding the origin of life will involve simulations of prebiotic conditions that take this complexity into account. Some of the chapters in this book focus on specific aspects of the chemical and physical processes that would be involved in life's origins, while others incorporate increments in complexity such as mineral surfaces and compartments. In a sense, each chapter represents a piece of a puzzle, and readers who take the time to read all the chapters may see unexpected patterns emerge that will give clues to solving the puzzle.
The primary audience for this book are general biologists, geologists, geneticists, astrobiologists and astrophysicists, and advance undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and teachers in those fields.
This book deals with the Origin of Life on Earth and planets, which is currently a very “hot” topic dealt with at several international meetings, conferences and workshops by various societies and groups. The current volume is number 22 of the “Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology” series (COLE) published by Springer. The contributors review new data in this field, following current studies from gene and molecular to macro levels. The extremophiles – microorganisms living at the edge of Life under very severe conditions (from our anthropocentric view point) - may point out possibilities of existing Life forms on other planets and satellites.
In eight sections and fifty chapters, the seventy-five authors cover subjects such as chemical evolution, the function of geophysics in Life’s origin, the first steps of cellular evolution, Panspermia (the theory claiming that the source of Life is not from Earth but from Outer Space), possibility of extraterrestrial Life (Astrobiology), and the history of origin of Life on Earth and beyond.
This up-to-date book complements volume 6 (Origin Genesis, Evolution and Diversity of Life (2004) in the COLE series (ISBN: 978-1-4020-1813-8) published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Professor D. Deamer ends his Introduction with these words: Future progress in understanding the origin of life will involve simulations of prebiotic conditions that take this complexity into account. Some of the chapters in this book focus on specific aspects of the chemical and physical processes that would be involved in life's origins, while others incorporate increments in complexity such as mineral surfaces and compartments. In a sense, each chapter represents a piece of a puzzle, and readers who take the time to read all the chapters may see unexpected patterns emerge that will give clues to solving the puzzle.
The primary audience for this book are general biologists, geologists, geneticists, astrobiologists and astrophysicists, and advance undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and teachers in those fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Prebiotic Chemistry of Alternative Nucleic Acids....Pages 3-33
Cooptive Evolution of Prebiotic Chemical Networks....Pages 35-53
Origin and Evolution of Self-Replicating Polymers on Mineral Habitats....Pages 55-66
Mathematical Models of Prebiotic Replication of Informational Molecules....Pages 67-88
Life Without Carbon....Pages 89-106
[GADV]-Protein World Hypothesis on the Origin of Life....Pages 107-121
Reality of the Emergence of Life-Like Systems from Simple Prebiotic Polymers on Primitive Earth....Pages 123-144
The Photobiological Regime in the Very Early Earth and the Emergence of Life....Pages 145-155
Prebiotic Formation of Peptides: A Markov Chain Approach....Pages 157-169
Atomic Structural Templates of the Earliest Life on Earth: Vibration and Lightning Experiments with Quartz and Amino Acids....Pages 171-177
The Chemical Evolution in Open Space: A Link to the Origin of Life....Pages 179-200
The Prebiotic Chemistry of Nitrogen and the Origin of Life....Pages 201-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Moving “Far from Equilibrium” in a Prebiotic Environment: The Role of Maxwell’s Demon in Life Origin....Pages 219-236
Life from Interface....Pages 237-252
Breaking the Paradigm: The Pattern of Life....Pages 253-266
Cyberbiogenesis and the EvoGrid: A Twenty-First Century Grand Challenge....Pages 267-288
Constructive Approaches for the Origin of Life....Pages 289-303
Origin of Life by Thermodynamic Inversion: A Universal Process....Pages 305-320
Life Explained by Heat Engines....Pages 321-344
Computational Simulations of Prebiotic Processes....Pages 345-362
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Comets, Information, and the Origin of Life....Pages 363-389
In Situ High Spatial Resolution Techniques in the Search for the Origin of Life....Pages 391-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Disorder to Order, Nonlife to Life: In the Beginning There Was a Mistake....Pages 415-435
The Role of Information and Order in the Origin of Life....Pages 437-468
The Origin of First Peptides on Earth: From Amino Acids to Homochiral Biomolecules....Pages 469-489
Chemical Models for the Origin of Biological Homochirality....Pages 491-508
Absolute Asymmetric Synthesis and the Origin of Biological Chirality....Pages 509-523
Energy-Driven Evolution of Prebiotic Chiral Order (Lessons from Dynamic Systems Modeling)....Pages 525-545
Front Matter....Pages 547-547
Recurrent Dreams of Life in Meteorites....Pages 549-590
Are We from Outer Space?....Pages 591-619
Origin of Life and Panspermia....Pages 621-649
Front Matter....Pages 651-651
The Dimeric Proto-Ribosome Within the Modern Ribosome....Pages 653-668
Oceanic Arginine Translator: The Origin of Life and Early Evolution of the Genetic Code....Pages 669-690
Tidal Cycling and the Origin of the Genetic Code: Implications for Cellular Life....Pages 691-707
Heterotrophic Model Protocells....Pages 709-722
A Symbiogenic Way in the Origin of Life....Pages 723-742
Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Tree of Life....Pages 743-755
On the Vesicular Origin of the Cell Cycle....Pages 757-773
Hypothesized Microenvironments for the Origin of Microbial Life on Earth....Pages 775-795
Front Matter....Pages 797-797
What Can Life on Earth Tell Us About Life in the Universe?....Pages 799-815
Front Matter....Pages 797-797
Potential for Life in the Saturn System....Pages 817-833
Energy Sources for, and Detectability of, Life on Extrasolar Planets....Pages 835-857
Habitable Environments by Extremophiles on Earth, the Solar System, and Elsewhere....Pages 859-870
Front Matter....Pages 871-871
Cultural Implications of the Search and Eventual Discovery of a Second Genesis....Pages 873-890
The Concept of Chemical Evolution Before Oparin....Pages 891-906
A History of Origin of Life Ideas from Darwin to NASA....Pages 907-921
Back Matter....Pages 923-934
This book deals with the Origin of Life on Earth and planets, which is currently a very “hot” topic dealt with at several international meetings, conferences and workshops by various societies and groups. The current volume is number 22 of the “Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology” series (COLE) published by Springer. The contributors review new data in this field, following current studies from gene and molecular to macro levels. The extremophiles – microorganisms living at the edge of Life under very severe conditions (from our anthropocentric view point) - may point out possibilities of existing Life forms on other planets and satellites.
In eight sections and fifty chapters, the seventy-five authors cover subjects such as chemical evolution, the function of geophysics in Life’s origin, the first steps of cellular evolution, Panspermia (the theory claiming that the source of Life is not from Earth but from Outer Space), possibility of extraterrestrial Life (Astrobiology), and the history of origin of Life on Earth and beyond.
This up-to-date book complements volume 6 (Origin Genesis, Evolution and Diversity of Life (2004) in the COLE series (ISBN: 978-1-4020-1813-8) published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Professor D. Deamer ends his Introduction with these words: Future progress in understanding the origin of life will involve simulations of prebiotic conditions that take this complexity into account. Some of the chapters in this book focus on specific aspects of the chemical and physical processes that would be involved in life's origins, while others incorporate increments in complexity such as mineral surfaces and compartments. In a sense, each chapter represents a piece of a puzzle, and readers who take the time to read all the chapters may see unexpected patterns emerge that will give clues to solving the puzzle.
The primary audience for this book are general biologists, geologists, geneticists, astrobiologists and astrophysicists, and advance undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and teachers in those fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Prebiotic Chemistry of Alternative Nucleic Acids....Pages 3-33
Cooptive Evolution of Prebiotic Chemical Networks....Pages 35-53
Origin and Evolution of Self-Replicating Polymers on Mineral Habitats....Pages 55-66
Mathematical Models of Prebiotic Replication of Informational Molecules....Pages 67-88
Life Without Carbon....Pages 89-106
[GADV]-Protein World Hypothesis on the Origin of Life....Pages 107-121
Reality of the Emergence of Life-Like Systems from Simple Prebiotic Polymers on Primitive Earth....Pages 123-144
The Photobiological Regime in the Very Early Earth and the Emergence of Life....Pages 145-155
Prebiotic Formation of Peptides: A Markov Chain Approach....Pages 157-169
Atomic Structural Templates of the Earliest Life on Earth: Vibration and Lightning Experiments with Quartz and Amino Acids....Pages 171-177
The Chemical Evolution in Open Space: A Link to the Origin of Life....Pages 179-200
The Prebiotic Chemistry of Nitrogen and the Origin of Life....Pages 201-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Moving “Far from Equilibrium” in a Prebiotic Environment: The Role of Maxwell’s Demon in Life Origin....Pages 219-236
Life from Interface....Pages 237-252
Breaking the Paradigm: The Pattern of Life....Pages 253-266
Cyberbiogenesis and the EvoGrid: A Twenty-First Century Grand Challenge....Pages 267-288
Constructive Approaches for the Origin of Life....Pages 289-303
Origin of Life by Thermodynamic Inversion: A Universal Process....Pages 305-320
Life Explained by Heat Engines....Pages 321-344
Computational Simulations of Prebiotic Processes....Pages 345-362
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Comets, Information, and the Origin of Life....Pages 363-389
In Situ High Spatial Resolution Techniques in the Search for the Origin of Life....Pages 391-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Disorder to Order, Nonlife to Life: In the Beginning There Was a Mistake....Pages 415-435
The Role of Information and Order in the Origin of Life....Pages 437-468
The Origin of First Peptides on Earth: From Amino Acids to Homochiral Biomolecules....Pages 469-489
Chemical Models for the Origin of Biological Homochirality....Pages 491-508
Absolute Asymmetric Synthesis and the Origin of Biological Chirality....Pages 509-523
Energy-Driven Evolution of Prebiotic Chiral Order (Lessons from Dynamic Systems Modeling)....Pages 525-545
Front Matter....Pages 547-547
Recurrent Dreams of Life in Meteorites....Pages 549-590
Are We from Outer Space?....Pages 591-619
Origin of Life and Panspermia....Pages 621-649
Front Matter....Pages 651-651
The Dimeric Proto-Ribosome Within the Modern Ribosome....Pages 653-668
Oceanic Arginine Translator: The Origin of Life and Early Evolution of the Genetic Code....Pages 669-690
Tidal Cycling and the Origin of the Genetic Code: Implications for Cellular Life....Pages 691-707
Heterotrophic Model Protocells....Pages 709-722
A Symbiogenic Way in the Origin of Life....Pages 723-742
Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Tree of Life....Pages 743-755
On the Vesicular Origin of the Cell Cycle....Pages 757-773
Hypothesized Microenvironments for the Origin of Microbial Life on Earth....Pages 775-795
Front Matter....Pages 797-797
What Can Life on Earth Tell Us About Life in the Universe?....Pages 799-815
Front Matter....Pages 797-797
Potential for Life in the Saturn System....Pages 817-833
Energy Sources for, and Detectability of, Life on Extrasolar Planets....Pages 835-857
Habitable Environments by Extremophiles on Earth, the Solar System, and Elsewhere....Pages 859-870
Front Matter....Pages 871-871
Cultural Implications of the Search and Eventual Discovery of a Second Genesis....Pages 873-890
The Concept of Chemical Evolution Before Oparin....Pages 891-906
A History of Origin of Life Ideas from Darwin to NASA....Pages 907-921
Back Matter....Pages 923-934
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