A World from Dust

Zusatztext Like all good works of science for the general public, McFarland's is full of fascinating examples, a dash of humor, and just plain cool facts. Informationen zum Autor Ben McFarland teaches biochemistry and chemistry at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle WA. He received a dual B.S. in Chemistry and Technical Writing from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Biomolecular Structure and Design from the University of Washington. His research uses the rules of chemistry to redesign immune system proteins. Klappentext In A World From Dust, Ben McFarland brings together the latest genetic, chemical, mathematic, and geological evidence to tell the story of how life has evolved on this planet over billions of years. Zusammenfassung In A World From Dust, Ben McFarland brings together the latest genetic, chemical, mathematic, and geological evidence to tell the story of how life has evolved on this planet over billions of years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Arsenic Life? Chapter 2: A Tapestry from Three Threads Chapter 3: Unfolding the Periodic Table Chapter 4: The Triple-Point Planet Chapter 5: Seven Clues for Quickening the Rocks Chapter 6: Wheels Within Wheels Chapter 7: The Colorful Path to Oxygen Chapter 8: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward Chapter 9: Cracked Open and Knit Together by Oxygen Chapter 10: The End of (Chemical) Evolution Chapter 11: How Chemistry Shaped History, Through Words Chapter 12: Cosmos and Chaos

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Ben McFarland teaches biochemistry and chemistry at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle WA. He received a dual B.S. in Chemistry and Technical Writing from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Biomolecular Structure and Design from the University of Washington. His research uses the rules of chemistry to redesign immune system proteins.

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In A World From Dust, Ben McFarland brings together the latest genetic, chemical, mathematic, and geological evidence to tell the story of how life has evolved on this planet over billions of years.

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• Chapter 1: Arsenic Life?

• Chapter 2: A Tapestry from Three Threads

• Chapter 3: Unfolding the Periodic Table

• Chapter 4: The Triple-Point Planet

• Chapter 5: Seven Clues for Quickening the Rocks

• Chapter 6: Wheels Within Wheels

• Chapter 7: The Colorful Path to Oxygen

• Chapter 8: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward

• Chapter 9: Cracked Open and Knit Together by Oxygen

• Chapter 10: The End of (Chemical) Evolution

• Chapter 11: How Chemistry Shaped History, Through Words

• Chapter 12: Cosmos and Chaos