The chemistry of evolution the development of our ecosystem
Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species. The Chemistry of Evolution takes a novel, not to say revolutionary, approach and examines the evolution of chemicals and the use and degradation of energy, coupled to the environment, as the drive behind it. The authors address...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier
2006, 2006
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Edition: | 1st ed |
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Collection: | Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- components, pathways and controls
- 5. First steps in evolution of prokaryotes : anaerobic chemotypes four to three billion years ago
- 6. The evolution of protoaerobic and aerobic prokaryote chemotypes (three to two billion years ago)
- 7. Unicellular eukaryotes chemotypes (about one and a half billion years ago?)
- 8. Multi-cellular eukaryote chemotypes (from one billion years ago)
- 9. The evolution of chemotypes with nerves and a brain (0.5 billion years ago to today)
- 10. Evolution due to mankind : a completely novel chemotype (less than one hundred thousand years ago)
- 11. Conclusion : the inevitable factors in evolution