The Chemistry of Evolution: The Development of Our Ecosystem (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780444521552)

Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species. The Chemistry of Evolution takes a novel, not to say revolutionary, approach and examines the evolution of chemicals and the use and degradation of energy, coupled to the environment, as the drive behind it. The authors address the major changes of life from bacteria to man in a systematic and unavoidable sequence, reclassifying organisms as chemotypes. Written by the authors of the bestseller The Biological Chemistry of the Elements - The Inorganic Chemistry of Life, the clarity and precision of The Chemistry of Evolution plainly demonstrate that life is totally interactive with the environment. This exciting theory makes this work an essential addition to the academic and public library.

Author: R. J. P. Williams,J. J. R. Fraústo Da Silva
ISBN-10: 0444521550
ISBN-13: 9780444521552
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Language: English
Published: 12/17/2005
Pages: 494
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.01lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.98w x 0.80d