Fitness of the Cosmos for Life Biochemistry and Fine Tuning 1st Edition by John Barrow, Simon Conway Morris, Stephen Freeland, Charles Harper ISBN B000SJY162 9780521871020
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Authors:John D. Barrow; Simon Conway Morris; Stephen J. Freeland; Charles L. Harper, Jr , Series:Biochemistry [55] , Tags:Science; Space Science; Astronomy; Life Sciences; Molecular Biology; Evolution; Cosmology , Author sort:Barrow, John D. & Morris, Simon Conway & Freeland, Stephen J. & Charles L. Harper, Jr , Ids:9781107406551 , Languages:Languages:eng , Published:Published:Aug 2012 , Publisher:CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS , Comments:Comments:This highly interdisciplinary 2007 book highlights many of the ways in which chemistry plays a crucial role in making life an evolutionary possibility in the universe. Cosmologists and particle physicists have often explored how the observed laws and constants of nature lie within a narrow range that allows complexity and life to evolve and adapt. Here, these anthropic considerations are diversified in a host of new ways to identify the most sensitive features of biochemistry and astrobiology. Celebrating the classic 1913 work of Lawrence J. Henderson, The Fitness of the Environment for Life, this book looks at the delicate balance between chemistry and the ambient conditions in the universe that permit complex chemical networks and structures to exist. It will appeal to a broad range of scientists, academics, and others interested in the origin and existence of life in our universe.
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ISBN 10: B000SJY162
ISBN 13: 9780521871020
Author: John Barrow, Simon Conway Morris, Stephen Freeland, Charles Harper
Fitness of the Cosmos for Life Biochemistry and Fine Tuning 1st Edition Table of contents:
1. Introduction: The Cosmic Enigma of Life
- The fine-tuning of the universe
- Life as an emergent property
- The intersection of biochemistry and cosmology
2. The Universe as a Laboratory for Life
- Fundamental constants and physical laws
- The chemistry of life in the cosmos
- Cosmic constraints on the emergence of life
3. The Origin of Life: From Cosmic Soup to Biochemistry
- Theories of the origin of life
- Prebiotic chemistry and the conditions required for life
- The early Earth and extraterrestrial possibilities
4. The Biochemical Basis of Life
- Amino acids and proteins
- Nucleic acids: the molecules of heredity
- The universal biochemistry of life
5. The Fine-Tuning of Biochemical Pathways
- The role of enzymes and catalysts
- The precision of biochemical reactions
- Evolution of biochemical complexity
6. The Role of Information in Life’s Emergence
- Genetic codes and molecular information
- The question of adaptability and stability
- How information is stored and transmitted in biology
7. The Anthropic Principle and the Evolution of Life
- The weak and strong anthropic principles
- The role of cosmic constants in shaping life
- The argument for the fine-tuning of the universe for life
8. Life in Other Universes?
- The multiverse hypothesis
- Alternative biochemical systems for life
- Constraints and possibilities for life beyond Earth
9. The Limits of Fine-Tuning and Life’s Future
- Challenges in understanding the nature of life
- The future of life in the universe
- How fine-tuning may inform the future of biochemistry
10. Conclusion: The Universe and Life’s Exceptionalism
- The cosmic perspective on life
- The mystery of life’s fine-tuning
- What science tells us about life’s uniqueness in the cosmos
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