The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth : The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The planetary scope of biogenesis; 2. Life on Earth today; 3. The geochemical context for the biosphere; 4. The architecture of metabolism; 5. Higher-level structures; 6. Emergence of the biosphere; 7. The phase transition paradigm for emergence; 8. The nature of the living state; Epilogue. References; Index.