{"product_id":"the-origins-of-life-john-maynard-smith-9780192862099","title":"The Origins of Life: From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language","description":"When John Maynard Smith and Es Szathm疵y published \u003cem\u003eThe Major Transitions in Evolution\u003c\/em\u003e, it was seen as a major work in biology. \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e hailed it as a book of \"grand and daunting sweep...A splendid and rewarding \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e.\" And \u003cem\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e wrote that it captured \"the essence of modern biology,\" calling it \"an extremely significant book which, as a bonus, is very readable.\" Now, in \u003cem\u003eThe Origins of Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Maynard Smith and Szathm疵y have completely rewritten \u003cem\u003eTransitions\u003c\/em\u003e to bring their ideas to a wider audience of general readers. Here is a brilliant, original picture of how life evolved on earth, focusing primarily on six major transitionsdramatic breakthroughs in the way that information was passed between generations. The authors offer illuminating explorations of the origin of life itself, the arrival of the first cells with nuclei, the first reproduction by sexual means, the appearance of multicellular plants and animals, the emergence of cooperative animal societies, and the birth of language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Origins of Life\u003c\/em\u003e represents the thinking of two leading scientists on questions that engage us allhow life began and how it gradually evolved from tiny invisible cells into whales and trees and human beings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Maynard Smith, Es Szathm疵y\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019286209X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192862099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.02w x 0.37d","brand":"John Maynard Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990100279551,"sku":"9780192862099","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59a651ee-019f-4d61-a2b6-8c33ea1b7072.jpg?v=1683302992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-origins-of-life-john-maynard-smith-9780192862099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}