What is life? How chemistry becomes biology/ (Record no. 12896)
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| KUCL control number | 12896 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780198784791 |
| Qualifying information | paper back |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | Central Library, Khulna University |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Source of code | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 570.1 |
| Item number | PRW |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pross, Addy |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | What is life? How chemistry becomes biology/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Addy Pross |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | United Kingdom: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 208 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustration ; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 350 ## - PRICE (NR) (BK AM CF MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] | |
| Price | 2290.00 |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | Oxford landmark science |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a simple, yet profound, question: 'What is life?'. How could the very existence of such extraordinary chemical systems be understood? This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists both before, and ever since. Living things are hugely complex and have unique properties, such as self-maintenance and apparently purposeful behaviour which we do not see in inert matter. So how does chemistry give rise to biology? Did life begin with replicating molecules, and, if so, what could have led the first replicating molecules up such a path? Now, developments in the emerging field of 'systems chemistry' are unlocking the problem. Addy Pross shows how the different kind of stability that operates among replicating entities results in a tendency for certain chemical systems to become more complex and acquire the properties of life. Strikingly, he demonstrates that Darwinian evolution is the biological expression of a deeper and more fundamental chemical principle: the whole story from replicating molecules to complex life is one continuous coherent chemical process governed by a simple definable principle. The gulf between biology and the physical sciences is finally becoming bridged |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Biology |
| General subdivision | Philosophy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Chemistry |
| General subdivision | Philosophy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Evolution of Life |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Suppress in OPAC | 0 |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| KU Central Library | KU Central Library | Non-Academic Book (Non Issuable Books) | Rack No. : 01 Shelve No. : A-05 | 570.1 PRW 2016 | 52329 | C-1 (NI) | 10/01/2024 | 23/04/2024 | Not For Loan | Books | 23/04/2024 | Dewey Decimal Classification | Rack No. : 01 Shelve No. : A-05 | 2290.00 |