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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: The late Professor John Maynard Smith (Emeritus Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Emeritus Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex) , Eors Szathmary (, Institute for Advanced Study, Budapest)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.542kg ISBN: 9780198502944ISBN 10: 019850294 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 30 October 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Tables Preface 1: Introduction 2: What is Life? 3: Chemical evolution 4: The evolution of templates 5: The chicken and egg problem 6: The origin of translation and the genetic code 7: The origin of protocells 8: The origin of eukaryotes 9: The origin of sex and the nature of species 10: Intragenomic conflict 11: Symbiosis 12: Development in simple organisms 13: Gene regulation and cell heredity 14: The development of spatial patterns 15: Development and evolution 16: The origins of societies 17: The origins of language References IndexReviews<br> It spans the major transitions in evolution, starting with a prebiotic mix of free molecules and ending with the evolution of human language . . . . A splendid and rewarding tour de force. --Nature<p><br> It spans the major transitions in evolution, starting with a prebiotic mix of free molecules and ending with the evolution of human language . . . . A splendid and rewarding tour de force. --Nature<br> Author InformationJohn Maynard Smith (1920-2004) was Emeritus Professor of Biology in the University of Sussex. Eors Szathmáry is at the Institute for Advanced Study, Budapest. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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