Addresses the ultimate scientific question of the nature of life, using the hypothetical scenario that life originated on earth when a rocket carrying primitive spores was sent ...

An engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life—on Earth and beyond For the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science ...

Examines the limitations of mechanistic theories of life and explains the author's theory of the interconnection of living organisms

Christopher Wills and Jeffrey Bada examine the enduring mysteries surrounding life's origin: did life arise on Earth or on some other planet? What did the earliest primitive ...

Looks at theories concerning the origin of life, discusses the properties of thermal proteins, and describes experiments designed to show the development of life from inanimate ...