Amino Acids and the Asymmetry of Life: Caught in the Act of Formation
(Part of the Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics Series)
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"How did life originate and why were left-handed molecules selected for its architecture?" This question of high public and interdisciplinary scientific interest is the central theme of this book. It is widely known that in processes triggering the origin of life on Earth, the equal occurrence, the parity between left-handed amino acids and their right-handed mirror images, was violated. The balance was inevitably tipped to the left - as a result...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3540768858
ISBN13:9783540768852
Release Date:August 2008
Publisher:Springer
Length:242 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"
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