Main Title |
The fifth miracle : the search for the origin and meaning of life / |
Author |
Davies, P. C. W.,
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Publisher |
Simon & Schuster, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
40218707 |
ISBN |
0684837994; 9780684837994; 068486309X; 9780684863092; 0329226592; 9780329226596 |
Subjects |
Life--Origin ;
Biogenese ;
Entstehung ;
Leben ;
Vie (biologie)--Origines ;
Biogenese--(DE-588)4006799-3 ;
Entstehung--(DE-588)4156614-2 ;
Leben--(DE-588)4034831-3
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKCM |
QH325.D345 1999 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
08/11/2000 |
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Collation |
304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Explains our current knowledge about life's origins, focusing on recently discovered "superbugs" which may have arrived here on asteroids, and arguing that life grew from primitive information-processing systems. |