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Biochemical evolution : the pursuit of perfection

Title
Biochemical evolution : the pursuit of perfection / Athel Cornish-Bowden.
Author
Cornish-Bowden, Athel
Publication
New York, NY : Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, [2016]

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Description
xviii, 274 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Uniform Title
Pursuit of perfection
Alternative Title
Pursuit of perfection
Subjects
Note
  • Revised edition of The pursuit of perfection : aspects of biochemical evolution / Athel Cornish-Bowden. 2004.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Some basic biochemistry -- The nuts and bolts of evolution -- Adaptation and accidents -- Metabolism and cells -- The games cells play -- The perfect molecule -- Fear of phantoms -- Living on a knife edge -- Brown eyes and blue -- An economy that works -- Failures of natural selection -- A small corner of the universe -- Aspects of cancer -- The meaning of life -- The age of endarkenment.
ISBN
  • 9780815345527
  • 0815345526
LCCN
  • 2016013922
  • 99971744576
OCLC
  • ocn945566039
  • 945566039
  • SCSB-5886491
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries