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3. Formation of the Building Blocks of Life

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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: The What, When, and How of Life’s Beginnings 1
  4. 1. Historical Understanding of Life’s Beginnings 7
  5. 2. From Big Bang to Primordial Planet: Setting the Stage for the Origin of Life 46
  6. 3. Formation of the Building Blocks of Life 78
  7. 4. From Building Blocks to the Polymers of Life 113
  8. 5. The Origin of Biological Information 140
  9. 6. When Did Life Begin? 158
  10. List of Contributors 181
  11. Glossary 185
  12. Index 205
Life's Origin
This chapter is in the book Life's Origin
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520928701-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: The What, When, and How of Life’s Beginnings 1
  4. 1. Historical Understanding of Life’s Beginnings 7
  5. 2. From Big Bang to Primordial Planet: Setting the Stage for the Origin of Life 46
  6. 3. Formation of the Building Blocks of Life 78
  7. 4. From Building Blocks to the Polymers of Life 113
  8. 5. The Origin of Biological Information 140
  9. 6. When Did Life Begin? 158
  10. List of Contributors 181
  11. Glossary 185
  12. Index 205
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